This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...' safety.' iniquum--momentum: 'the unfavorable downward slope gives great advantage ' (to the enemy). 'i.e. earth, stones, etc. 'cover.' ' give way under.' 'struggle.' cratibus fossas explent, falcibus vallum ac lorlcam rescindunt. 1575 87. Mittit prlmum Bratum adulescentem cum cohortibus Caesar, post cum alils C. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...' safety.' iniquum--momentum: 'the unfavorable downward slope gives great advantage ' (to the enemy). 'i.e. earth, stones, etc. 'cover.' ' give way under.' 'struggle.' cratibus fossas explent, falcibus vallum ac lorlcam rescindunt. 1575 87. Mittit prlmum Bratum adulescentem cum cohortibus Caesar, post cum alils C. Fabium legatum; postremo 2 ipse, cum vehementius pagnaretur, integros subsidio adducit. Restituto proelio ac repulsls hostibus, eo quo 3 Labienum mlserat contendit; cohortes quattuor ex prox-4 1580 imo castello deducit, equitum partem se sequi, partem circumlre exteriorC's munltiones et a tergo hostes adorirl iubet. Labienus, postquam neque aggeres neque fossae 5 vim hostium sustinere poterant, coactls andecim cohortibus, quas ex proximls jiraesidils dSductas fors ob 1585 tulit, Caesarem per nantios facit certiorem quid faciendum exlstimet. Accelerat Caesar ut proelio intersit. 88. Eius adventu ex colore vestltusl cognito, quo lnslgni in proelils atl consuerat, turmlsque equitum et cohortibus vlsls quas se sequi iasserat, ut dS locis superi 1590 oribus haec decllvia et devexa cernebantur, hostes )roelium committunt. Utrimque clamore sublato excipit 2 rQrsus ex vallo atque omnibus munitionibus clamor. Nostrl emissls )llls gladils rem gerunt. RepentS post 8 tergum equitatus ccrnitur; cohortes aliae appropinquant. 1595 Hostes terga vertunt; fugientibus equites occurrunt. Fit magna caedes. Sedulius, dux et prlnceps Lemovlcum occlditur; Vercassivellaunus Arvernus vlvus in fuga comprehenditur; slgna mllitaria septuaginta quattuor ad Caesarem referuntur; paucl ex tanto numero sS inco 1600 lumes in castra recipiunt. Conspicati ex oppido caedem et fugam suorum desperata salute copias a mun!tiOnibus reducunt. Fit protinus hac re audlta ex castrls 1 'dress, '..
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