Cornelii Taciti de vita Agricolae . rioem I arid . es; mutu il mutual patient found in Livy 9. 40, I ; in MSS. (1 from tlexplained to mean Viect-ing Celtic peoples meat mm (Rhys, p. 66). CHAPTERS XV, * 6—XVI, § r 85 sumpsere . . bellum. This phrase, probably taken from theordinary sutnere arma, is frequent in Tacitus, Sallust, and ,and may have been borrowed from Greek writers {nSktfiov rfpavro,Thuc. 3. 39, 3). Cp. 2\so proelium tumps ere | II. 2. 42, 3). sparsos, &c. In A. 14. t,-^, 4 the Britons arc described as onlyattacking defenceless places abounding in plunder, omissis
Cornelii Taciti de vita Agricolae . rioem I arid . es; mutu il mutual patient found in Livy 9. 40, I ; in MSS. (1 from tlexplained to mean Viect-ing Celtic peoples meat mm (Rhys, p. 66). CHAPTERS XV, * 6—XVI, § r 85 sumpsere . . bellum. This phrase, probably taken from theordinary sutnere arma, is frequent in Tacitus, Sallust, and ,and may have been borrowed from Greek writers {nSktfiov rfpavro,Thuc. 3. 39, 3). Cp. 2\so proelium tumps ere | II. 2. 42, 3). sparsos, &c. In A. 14. t,-^, 4 the Britons arc described as onlyattacking defenceless places abounding in plunder, omissis castellufir u esidiisq uc m ilitarium. castella . . praesidiis. The Romans used two distinct classes GRAVELLED 1 ! YARD DITCH Q///A W/A-i\Utm W//^T^. ANNEXE Fig. 12. General Plan of the Roman fort at Gellygaer. a, Granaries ;b, Commandants House ; c, Head-quarters; d. Doubtful; e. Barracks;f. Stabling (?). (After plans by Mr. J. Ward. of permanent fortified posts, castra and castella, corresponding tothe division of the army into legions and auxilia. (1) Castra, each50 to 60 acres in area, were garrisoned from Domitians time byone legion each, nearly 6,000 men, almost all infantry. (2)Castella were far smaller posts of varying area, 2 to 7 acres, eachgarrisoned by one cohort (infantry) or one ala (cavalry), either500 or 1,000 men strong. The castra were the larger central posts,— in Britain : York, Chester, Caerleon, and for a time castella were dotted along roads at strategic points (river- 86 >TES time or anoth) small posts. In .M< and tcii! fort . the internal i<r11 Britain. Pt M-ral ten and so sometin coloniam, < amulodunum: cp In ./. 14. \\t 7: 4, it is stated that Camulodunum
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