Caesar's Gallic war; (Allen and Greenough's ed.) . e height of theo-gS^^- — COmmissis malis, by splicing the upright ti7nbers; these were thehigh corner beams of the towers, by which they were raised in successivestages, so that each increase in the height of the Roman works was met bya corresponding increase in the height of the defences. The towers on thewalls were probably connected by covered galleries, one for each story. 201 26 apertos cuniculos . . morabantur, etc.: this refers to theobstructions put by the Gauls in the way of the open passage ways which ranthrough the agger, and which
Caesar's Gallic war; (Allen and Greenough's ed.) . e height of theo-gS^^- — COmmissis malis, by splicing the upright ti7nbers; these were thehigh corner beams of the towers, by which they were raised in successivestages, so that each increase in the height of the Roman works was met bya corresponding increase in the height of the defences. The towers on thewalls were probably connected by covered galleries, one for each story. 201 26 apertos cuniculos . . morabantur, etc.: this refers to theobstructions put by the Gauls in the way of the open passage ways which ranthrough the agger, and which the soldiers used in carrying material for itsadvance and completion ; morabantur has the force of blocked or Figs. 92, 93, 120, and chapter on military affairs, Vlll. 202 2 Ch.\p. 23. directae, at right angles with the course of thewall. — perpetuae in longitudinem, along the whole length. 202 4 revinciuntur, are fastened by beams some forty feet in length,running lengthwise of the wall. VII. 20-25.] War of Vercmgetorix. 427. 202 5 intervalla: the two feet between each two of the beams inthe lower tier (ordo). 202 7 ut idem, etc., in such a ivay thai the same space (between thebeams) is preserved, and that the beams do not touch each other ; but, placedat equal intervals, the individual beams are firmly bound together by the cor-responding stones placed between them ; alternating in the successive layers thatbeams rested on stone, and stone on beams. 202 11 cum: correlative with turnbelow. 202 15 quadragenum: note the dis-tributive,/t?;-^ each. 203 1 introrsus revincta: thebeams were mortised together at somedistance from the exposed ends, making it next to impossible to force themapart; see Fig. 94. 203 4 Chap. 24. frigore: it was still very early in the year, scarcelyspring; see 208 10. 203 6 latum: as a width of over 300 feet is incredible, some havesupposed that this is an error for longum ; others, that the numeral shouldbe xxxx. — al
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