De bello gallico: Commentarius primus [- septimus], Volume 5Clarendon Press, 1914 |
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Page lii
... legion was near the average . Various military reforms had been introduced by Marius ; and the legions of Caesar ... legion consisted of ten cohorts ; and the cohort , formed of three maniples or six centuries , had replaced the maniple ...
... legion was near the average . Various military reforms had been introduced by Marius ; and the legions of Caesar ... legion consisted of ten cohorts ; and the cohort , formed of three maniples or six centuries , had replaced the maniple ...
Page liii
... legion was actually in a position to offer respectful suggestions to the legate himself . Every legion included in its ranks a number of skilled artisans , called fabri , who have been likened to the engineers in a modern army ; but ...
... legion was actually in a position to offer respectful suggestions to the legate himself . Every legion included in its ranks a number of skilled artisans , called fabri , who have been likened to the engineers in a modern army ; but ...
Page liv
... legion required at least five or six hundred horses and mules to carry its baggage ; 1 and the drivers , with the slaves who waited on the officers , formed a numerous body . Among the camp - followers were also dealers who supplied the ...
... legion required at least five or six hundred horses and mules to carry its baggage ; 1 and the drivers , with the slaves who waited on the officers , formed a numerous body . Among the camp - followers were also dealers who supplied the ...
Page lvi
... legions , resolved to expel them , and raised two more legions in Cisalpine Gaul . About one - fourth of the emigrants were destroyed or dispersed while they were trying to cross the Saône a little above Lyons . The rest were followed ...
... legions , resolved to expel them , and raised two more legions in Cisalpine Gaul . About one - fourth of the emigrants were destroyed or dispersed while they were trying to cross the Saône a little above Lyons . The rest were followed ...
Page lvii
... legions into the Roman Province , Caesar quartered them for the winter in the country of the Sequani - probably in Vesontio - and thus made it evident that his purpose was nothing less than the conquest of Gaul . During the winter ...
... legions into the Roman Province , Caesar quartered them for the winter in the country of the Sequani - probably in Vesontio - and thus made it evident that his purpose was nothing less than the conquest of Gaul . During the winter ...
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