. Latin for beginners . a^^t of Germany. ^ qui . .sciat . . adierit, § 501. 45. ^^ unum, only one. ^^ crurum, from pro, for^ in place of. 1^ elephantis, § 501. 34. ^* parcunt. What case isused with this verb t i^ moratus. Is this part, active or passive in meaning?^^ Gallos, subj. ace. of the infins. recusavisse and noluisse. The indirect state-ment depends upon moleste ferebat. THE STORMING OF A CITY 219 noluisse, constituit eis^ bellum inferre. Agrls vastatis, vicis incensis,pervenit ad oppidum validissimum quod et natura et arte mumtumerat. Cingebatur muro vigintl quinque pedes ^ al
. Latin for beginners . a^^t of Germany. ^ qui . .sciat . . adierit, § 501. 45. ^^ unum, only one. ^^ crurum, from pro, for^ in place of. 1^ elephantis, § 501. 34. ^* parcunt. What case isused with this verb t i^ moratus. Is this part, active or passive in meaning?^^ Gallos, subj. ace. of the infins. recusavisse and noluisse. The indirect state-ment depends upon moleste ferebat. THE STORMING OF A CITY 219 noluisse, constituit eis^ bellum inferre. Agrls vastatis, vicis incensis,pervenit ad oppidum validissimum quod et natura et arte mumtumerat. Cingebatur muro vigintl quinque pedes ^ alto. A lateribus duo- bus mari muniebatur; a tertiositum, praerupto fastigio adplanitiem vergebat; a quartotantum^ latere aditus erat oppidum oppugnare, * cumopus esset difficillimum, tamenconstituit Caesar. Et castrlsmunitis Publio negotium deditut res ^ad oppugnandum neces-sarias pararet. Romanorum autem oppug-natio est haec.^ Primum turresaedificantur quibus milites latere collis, in quo oppidum erat. 10 VINEA 15 in summum murum evadere possint*^;vineae^ fiunt quibus tecti milites ad murum succedant; plutei^ paran-tur post quos milites tormenta^^ administrent; sunt quoque arietesqu! murum et portas discutiant. His omnibus rebus comparatis,deinde ^^ agger ab ea parte ubi aditus est facillimus exstruitur et cum 20 1 eis, § 501. 15. 2 pedes, § 501. 21. ^ tantum, adv. only. ^ cum . .esset, a clause of concession, § 501. 46. ^ ad oppugnandum, a gerund express-ing purpose. ^ haec, as follows, ^ possint, subjv. of purpose. Three similarconstructions follow. ^ vineae. These vineae were wooden sheds, open infront and rear, used to protect men who were working to take a were about eight feet high, of like width, and double that length, coveredwith raw hides to protect them from being set on fire, and moved on wheels orrollers. ^ plutei, large screens or shields with small wheels attached to were used to protect besiegers while moving up to
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