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PRONUNCIATION OF NUMANTIA

Numantia  [njuːˈmæntɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NUMANTIA

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Numantia is a noun.
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WHAT DOES NUMANTIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Numantia

Numantia

Coordinates: 41°48′35″N 2°26′39″W / 41.809586°N 2.444258°W / 41.809586; -2.444258 Soria province in Spain Numantia is the name of an ancient Celtiberian settlement, whose remains are located 7 km north of the city of Soria, on a hill known as Cerro de la Muela in the municipality of Garray. Numantia is famous for its role in the Celtiberian Wars. In the year 153 BC Numantia experienced its first serious conflict with Rome. After 20 years of hostilities, in the year 133 BC the Roman Senate gave Scipio Aemilianus Africanus the task of destroying Numantia. He laid siege to the city, erecting a nine kilometre fence supported by towers, moats, impaling rods and so on. After 13 months of siege, the Numantians decided to burn the city and die free rather than live and be slaves. Modern reconstruction of the walls of Numantia...

Definition of Numantia in the English dictionary

The definition of Numantia in the dictionary is an ancient city in N Spain: a centre of Celtic resistance to Rome in N Spain; captured by Scipio the Younger in 133 bc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NUMANTIA


absentia
æbˈsɛntɪə
daintier
ˈdeɪntɪə
flintier
ˈflɪntɪə
frontier
ˈfrʌntɪə
jauntier
ˈdʒɔːntɪə
kentia
ˈkɛntɪə
Lentia
ˈlɛntɪə
orthodontia
ˌɔːθəʊˈdɒntɪə
periodontia
ˌperɪəˈdɒntɪə
prosthodontia
ˌprɒsθəˈdɒntɪə
santir
ˈsæntɪə
scantier
ˈskæntɪə
strontia
ˈstrɒntɪə
Valentia
vəˈlɛntɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NUMANTIA

NUM
Num.
Numa Pompilius
Numantian
numb
numbat
number
Number 10
number crunching
number eight wire
number line
number off
number one
Number Ten

WORDS THAT END LIKE NUMANTIA

amentia
anodontia
astrantia
bona vacantia
Constantia
dementia
differentia
entia
exodontia
Florentia
in absentia
marchantia
opuntia
Placentia
presenile dementia
respondentia
senile dementia
sententia
tradescantia
vasa deferentia

Synonyms and antonyms of Numantia in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translator English - Chinese

Numantia
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Numancia
570 millions of speakers

English

Numantia
510 millions of speakers

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Numantia
380 millions of speakers
ar

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Numantia
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Нуманции
278 millions of speakers

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Numantia
270 millions of speakers

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Numantia
260 millions of speakers

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Numance
220 millions of speakers

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Numantia
190 millions of speakers

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Numantia
180 millions of speakers

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Numantia
130 millions of speakers

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Numantia
85 millions of speakers

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Numantia
85 millions of speakers
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Numantia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Numantia
75 millions of speakers

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Numantia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Numantia
70 millions of speakers

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Numantia
65 millions of speakers

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Numantia
50 millions of speakers

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Нуманціі
40 millions of speakers

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Numantia
30 millions of speakers
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Numantia
15 millions of speakers
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Numantia
14 millions of speakers
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Numantia
10 millions of speakers
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Numantia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Numantia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NUMANTIA»

The term «Numantia» is normally little used and occupies the 142.439 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NUMANTIA» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NUMANTIA»

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The Voyage to Parnassus, The Siege of Numantia, and The ...
THE SIEGE OF NUMANTIA. PREFACE. It has been deemed useful by the translator to add some remarks on these three works of Cervantes by Sismondi, and they are here appended. The tragedy of The Siege of Numantia, and thecomedyof ...
Miguel de Cervantes, 2014
2
Besieged: 100 Great Sieges from Jericho to Sarajevo
Forces Engaged: Roman: 60,000 legionnaires. Commander: Scipio Aemilianus. Celtiberian: 4,000 troops. Commander: Avarus. Importance: The fall of Numantia marked the end of organized Celtic resistance to the Roman occupation of Spain  ...
Paul K. Davis, 2003
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The Monthly Magazine
The third volume will contain the northern Provinces of Spain ; the aqueduct of Segvia, the ruins □ ofOxama, of Clunia, of Numantia ; the Gothic buildings of Burgos, of Leon, of Valladolid ; views of Atturias, of Ana- gon, of Galicia, and Biscaya.
‎1802
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Numantia; a Tragedy
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1885. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... ACT II. Scene I. Interlocutors.
Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra, 2010
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The Archaeology of Destruction: A Roman Perspective
Numantia Numantia is located in the Upper Duero Valley, roughly 4 km from the modern town of Soria. The site, as it was ... of the hilltop of Numantia, roughly 67 m in height above the Duero River, with 45 Bookdis, p. 150 46 Dickie and ...
Skylar Neil, 2008
6
The Army of the Roman Republic: The Second Century BC, ...
This book reassesses Schulten and concludes that much of his interpretation is questionable. Radically different alternative reconstructions making use of recent fieldwork are presented for several of the sites.
Michael J. Dobson, 2008
7
Life Is a Dream and Other Spanish Classics
(Applause Books). Translations of four great Spanish dramas: Calderon de la Barca Life Is a Dream ; Miguel de Cervantes Siege of Numantia ; Lope de Vega Fuente Ovejuna ; Tirso de Molina The Trickster of Seville .
Eric Bentley, 1985
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The Philosopher and the Druids: A Journey Among the Ancient ...
... SICILY SARDINIA Rome Hallstatt Carthage Massalia Tartessus R h o n e R . Hochdorf Vix La Tène Po R. Clusium Telamon Mediolanum Cádiz Guadalquivir R. E b r o R . Pillars of Hercules P y r e ne e s m o u n t a i n s Numantia A d r i a t i c ...
Philip Freeman, 2006
9
The Civil Law in Spain and Spanish-America: Including Cuba, ...
Saguntum, Numantia and Saragossa — three sieges of world-wide celebrity — testify to that impassioned strength and fortitude, which in religion as in war, two thousand years ago as now, have always formed the foundation of the Spanish ...
Clifford Stevens Walton, 2003
10
Rome's Enemies (4): Spanish Armies
I aoo Plan of the excavated ruins of Numantia. To support the construction of the wall of circumvallation two camps were built, diametrically opposite one another, and in permanent communication by red flag signals during daylight and by ...
Rafael Treviño, Rafael Martínez, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NUMANTIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Numantia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Early Romans Built a Fort to Defend Against Pirates
Until these latest findings, the oldest known military camps were known to be in Numantia and Pedrosillo in Spain, which date back to about ... «Science World Report, Mar 15»
2
Oldest Roman Fort Protected Soldiers from 'Infamous Pirates'
Until now, the oldest confirmed Roman military camps had been located in Numantia and Pedrosillo in Spain, which date to about 154 B.C. and ... «Live Science, Mar 15»
3
Lord of the Flies is still a blueprint for savagery
Accounts of survivor groups through history – from the siege of Numantia in 134BC to the Chilean miners trapped under the Atacama desert in ... «The Independent, Mar 14»
4
No Mercy and History's Worst Disasters
No Mercy's stories range from the Roman siege of Numantia in Spain in 134BC and the Viking Vinland settlement upheaval in Newfoundland ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Nov 13»
5
Numanthia: Spain's Best Red Wine Boasts A Spicy History
During the siege of Numantia, the people sent messengers to try and persuade the Romans to end the siege and fight a real fight. The Romans ... «Forbes, Nov 12»
6
History's Revenge
The Romans, in order to hold Capua, Carthage, and Numantia, destroyed them and so never lost them. They wanted to rule Greece almost as ... «CounterPunch, Jun 12»
7
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, a Chronology
Taking Volume II, The Later Roman Republic, as an example, we find chapters on the “The Punic Wars,” “Numantia and the Gracchi,” and “The Great Civil War”, ... «Strategy Page, Oct 11»
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The class struggle in the Roman Republic, part seven – The Gracchi …
Did he want to take his revenge on the senate, treating them with contempt for having betrayed him over the Numantia affair? It seems more ... «In Defense of Marxism, Oct 09»
9
The class struggle in the Roman Republic, part six – The Gracchi (1)
The senate had not been consulted about this deal and promptly rejected it and sent the commander Mancinus in chains back to Numantia. «In Defense of Marxism, Oct 09»
10
Baltic Amber and the Ancient Amber Trade
Documentary evidence indicates that the main emphasis of the Roman-era trade in amber was Baltic; but Dietz et al. have reported that excavations at Numantia ... «About - News & Issues, Nov 07»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Numantia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/numantia>. May 2024 ».
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