eagerly-coveted

Updated: May 10, 2025

At length he opened up to the exasperated Roman army the eagerly-coveted opportunity of attacking the enemy.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome, Book III : From the Union of Italy to the Subjugation of Carthage and the Greek States

Any one else than Scipio would perhaps have declared that the African expedition must either be undertaken with other means, or not at all; but Scipio's confidence accepted the terms, whatever they were, solely with the view of attaining the eagerly-coveted command.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)

Any one else than Scipio would perhaps have declared that the African expedition must either be undertaken with other means, or not at all; but Scipio's confidence accepted the terms, whatever they were, solely with the view of attaining the eagerly-coveted command.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome, Book III : From the Union of Italy to the Subjugation of Carthage and the Greek States

At length he opened up to the exasperated Roman army the eagerly-coveted opportunity of attacking the enemy.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)