What is "hostilities"

Usage examples of "hostilities".

No time, however, was lost in commencing hostilities, and Laevinus attacked Zacynthus.

I have reserved for the last, the most potent and forcible cause of destruction, the domestic hostilities of the Romans themselves.

Should the Aetolians make peace with Philip, one of the conditions was to be that he would abstain from hostilities against Rome and her allies and dependencies.

They were of opinion that hostilities ought to have been directed against the tyrants, who were the common enemies of Syracuse and of Rome.

Philip began hostilities at an inopportune moment for Rome, but in the new alliance with the Aetolians and Attalus, king of Pergamum, it seemed as though Fortune were giving a pledge of Rome's dominion in the East.

They began by complaining of certain trivial infringements of the armistice, and ended by declaring that hostilities could never cease until the Achaeans restored Pylos to the Messenians, and Atintania was given back to Rome, and the Ardiaei to Scerdilaedus and Pleuratus.

Philip at once abandoned hostilities with the Aetolians and prepared to return home.

The unrest was already dying down when the sudden cessation of hostilities on the part of the revolted Spaniards completely stopped it.

On their departure Mago breathed more freely after having been threatened by the double danger from land and sea, and on receiving intelligence of the renewal of hostilities by the Ilergetes, he once more entertained hopes of reconquering Spain.

He would not, however, demand hostages, since these were only a security for those who feared a fresh outbreak of hostilities, nor would he take away their arms, he would leave their minds at rest.

He now regarded serious hostilities as at an end, and after despatching his capture of men and cattle to the king, sent back also the bulk of his troops whom he considered unnecessary for what remained of the fighting, retaining only 500 infantry and 200 mounted men.

Having thus provoked Syphax into hostilities, Masinissa took up a position on some mountain heights between Cirto and Hippo, a situation which was every way advantageous.

As the time for the elections was approaching it was thought best to summon Cornelius from Etruria as there were no active hostilities there, and he conducted the elections.

The first news of the resumption of hostilities by Carthage created considerable uneasiness in Rome.

Aurelius, one of the three envoys, who they said had stayed behind and after raising a body of troops commenced hostilities against them in violation of treaty rights, and fought several engagements with their commanders.