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Some syntagmata composed of sturdy men, chosen expressly for the purpose, had broken in three gates.

From Salammbo by Flaubert, Gustave

They ran on the flank of the syntagmata by the side of the captains.

From Salammbo by Flaubert, Gustave

Lanes appeared between the syntagmata; a chorus of wild cries swelled up—swept nearer, and the furious riders of the desert came galloping through every interspace.

From The Lion's Brood by Osborne, Duffield

In the centre bristled the phalanx, formed of syntagmata or full squares having sixteen men on each side.

From Salammbo by Flaubert, Gustave

There was a company of sixty Umbrians who, firm on their hams, their pikes before their eyes, immovable and grinding their teeth, forced two syntagmata to recoil simultaneously.

From Salammbo by Flaubert, Gustave