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203.4. frigore: it was still very early in the year, scarcely spring; see 208 10. 203.6.

latum: as a width of over 300 feet is incredible, some have supposed that this is an error for longum; others, that the numeral should be xxxx.—altum pedes lxxx: it must be remembered that the height of the agger had to equal the depth of the ravine it crossed, and also the height of the Gallic wall. The latter may have been thirty feet. 203.11.

cuniculo: i.e. a mine running under the agger. It should be remembered that the agger was built largely of wood. 203.13.

turrium: the Roman towers, mounted on wheels or rollers, and here referring to those flanking the agger; see Figs .43, 92, 127. 203.19.

partitis temporibus: i.e. in their turn. 203.20.

reducerent: i.e. out of reach of the fire. 203.21.

interscinderent: i.e. they cut away the unfinished end of the agger, which was in flames. Thus the rest was saved.


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