[*] 8.22. legatum, aide, lieutenant: no English word exactly translates this word. — magnis itineribus: cf. quam maximis potest itineribus, 6 16. It is the usual phrase for forced marches of an army. The ordinary day's march of the Romans was about 15 miles; a magnum iter was from 20 to 25 miles. — Italiam probably only into his province of Cisalpine Gaul, but this was already regarded as a part of Italy.
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