<w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xilia%2Frxwn">χιλιάρχων</w> <w lemma="skhna%5Cs">σκηνὰς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fpisqen">ὄπισθεν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpos">τόπος</w> <w lemma="u%28popeptwkw%2Fs">ὑποπεπτωκώς</w>, <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frou">ἑκατέρου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frous">μέρους</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="strathgi%2Fou">στρατηγίου</w> <w lemma="perista%2Fsews">περιστάσεως</w> <w lemma="parakei%2Fmenos">παρακείμενος</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%29gora%5Cn">ἀγορὰν</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnetai">γίνεται</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpos">τόπος</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fteros">ἕτερος</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tamiei%2Fw%7C">ταμιείῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="xorhgi%2Fais">χορηγίαις</w>.
<w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Ftera">ἑκάτερα</w> <w lemma="teleutai%2Fas">τελευταίας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xilia%2Frxwn">χιλιάρχων</w> <w lemma="skhnh%3Ds">σκηνῆς</w> <w lemma="kato%2Fpin">κατόπιν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="e%29pika%2Fmpion">ἐπικάμπιον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcin">τάξιν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="skhna%2Fs">σκηνάς</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pile%2Fktwn">ἐπιλέκτων</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Flektoi">ἀπόλεκτοι</w> <w lemma="kai%2F">καί</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29qelonth%5Cn">ἐθελοντὴν</w> <w lemma="strateuome%2Fnwn">στρατευομένων</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Ftwn">ὑπάτων</w> <w lemma="xa%2Friti">χάριτι</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="stratopedeu%2Fousi">στρατοπεδεύουσι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="plagi%2Fwn">πλαγίων</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frakos">χάρακος</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanei%2Fas">ἐπιφανείας</w>, <w lemma="ble%2Fpontes">βλέποντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tamiei%2Fou">ταμιείου</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%2Fs">παρασκευάς</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="qate%2Frou">θατέρου</w> <w lemma="me%2Frous">μέρους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29gora%2Fn">ἀγοράν</w>.
<w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="stratopedeu%2Fein">στρατοπεδεύειν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fneggus">σύνεγγυς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Ftwn">ὑπάτων</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fas">πορείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllas">ἄλλας</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fas">χρείας</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fpaton">ὕπατον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tami%2Fan">ταμίαν</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pime%2Fleian">ἐπιμέλειαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhn">ὅλην</w> <w lemma="diatribh%2Fn">διατριβήν</w>.
<w lemma="a%29nti%2Fkeintai">ἀντίκεινται</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraka">χάρακα</w> <w lemma="ble%2Fpontes">βλέποντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan">χρείαν</w> <w lemma="parexo%2Fmenoi">παρεχόμενοι</w> <w lemma="pezoi%5C">πεζοὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w> <w lemma="i%28ppeu%3Dsin">ἱππεῦσιν</w>.
<w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="di%2Fodos">δίοδος</w> <w lemma="a%29polei%2Fpetai">ἀπολείπεται</w> <w lemma="pla%2Ftos">πλάτος</w> <w lemma="podw%3Dn">ποδῶν</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%2Fn">ἑκατόν</w>, <w lemma="para%2Fllhlos">παράλληλος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xilia%2Frxwn">χιλιάρχων</w> <w lemma="skhnai%3Ds">σκηναῖς</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Ftera">θάτερα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29gora%3Ds">ἀγορᾶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="strathgi%2Fou">στρατηγίου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tamiei%2Fou">ταμιείου</w> <w lemma="paratei%2Fnousa">παρατείνουσα</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fna">προειρημένα</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frakos">χάρακος</w>.
<w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29nwte%2Frw">ἀνωτέρω</w> <w lemma="pleura%5Cn">πλευρὰν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Flektoi">ἐπίλεκτοι</w> <w lemma="stratopedeu%2Fousi">στρατοπεδεύουσι</w>, <w lemma="ble%2Fpontes">βλέποντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2F">ἐπί</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29gora%5Cn">ἀγορὰν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="strath%2Fgion">στρατήγιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tamiei%3Don">ταμιεῖον</w>.
<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fshn">μέσην</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="parembolh%5Cn">παρεμβολὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="strathgi%2Fou">στρατηγίου</w> <w lemma="peri%2Fstasin">περίστασιν</w> <w lemma="di%2Fodos">δίοδος</w> <w lemma="a%29polei%2Fpetai">ἀπολείπεται</w> <w lemma="penth%2Fkonta">πεντήκοντα</w> <w lemma="podw%3Dn">ποδῶν</w>, <w lemma="fe%2Frousa">φέρουσα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fpisqe">ὄπισθε</w> <w lemma="pleura%5Cn">πλευρὰν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fas">στρατοπεδείας</w>, <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcei">τάξει</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="o%29rqa%5Cs">ὀρθὰς</w> <w lemma="keime%2Fnh">κειμένη</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnh%7C">προειρημένῃ</w> <w lemma="platei%2Fa%7C">πλατείᾳ</w>.
<w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%28ppeu%3Dsi">ἱππεῦσι</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="a%29nti%2Ftupoi">ἀντίτυποι</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fqentai">τίθενται</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Flektoi">ἐπίλεκτοι</w> <w lemma="pezoi%2F">πεζοί</w>, <w lemma="ble%2Fpontes">βλέποντες</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraka">χάρακα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fpisqen">ὄπισθεν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifa%2Fneian">ἐπιφάνειαν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhs">ὅλης</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fas">στρατοπεδείας</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29poleipo%2Fmenon">ἀπολειπόμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frou">ἑκατέρου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frous">μέρους</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fnwma">κένωμα</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="plagi%2Fwn">πλαγίων</w> <w lemma="pleura%5Cs">πλευρὰς</w> <w lemma="di%2Fdotai">δίδοται</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29llofu%2Flois">ἀλλοφύλοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kairou%3D">καιροῦ</w> <w lemma="prosginome%2Fnois">προσγινομένοις</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxois">συμμάχοις</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Atou%2Ftwn">Τούτων</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="e%29xo%2Fntwn">ἐχόντων</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmpan">σύμπαν</w> <w lemma="sxh%3Dma">σχῆμα</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnetai">γίνεται</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fas">στρατοπεδείας</w> <w lemma="tetra%2Fgwnon">τετράγωνον</w> <w lemma="i%29so%2Fpleuron">ἰσόπλευρον</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="r%28umotomi%2Fas">ῥυμοτομίας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3D%7C">αὐτῇ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllhs">ἄλλης</w> <w lemma="oi%29konomi%2Fas">οἰκονομίας</w> <w lemma="po%2Flei">πόλει</w> <w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fan">παραπλησίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fqesin">διάθεσιν</w>.
<w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraka">χάρακα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="skhnw%3Dn">σκηνῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29fista%3Dsi">ἀφιστᾶσι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanei%2Fas">ἐπιφανείας</w> <w lemma="diakosi%2Fous">διακοσίους</w> <w lemma="po%2Fdas">πόδας</w>. <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fnwma">κένωμα</w> <w lemma="polla%5Cs">πολλὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="doki%2Fmous">δοκίμους</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fxetai">παρέχεται</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fas">χρείας</w>.
<w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29sagwga%5Cs">εἰσαγωγὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29cagwga%5Cs">ἐξαγωγὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="eu%29fuw%3Ds">εὐφυῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="deo%2Fntws">δεόντως</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkastoi">ἕκαστοι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3Dn">ἑαυτῶν</w> <w lemma="r%28u%2Fmas">ῥύμας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fnwma">κένωμα</w> <w lemma="poiou%3Dntai">ποιοῦνται</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcodon">ἔξοδον</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="sumpi%2Fptontes">συμπίπτοντες</w> <w lemma="a%29natre%2Fpousi">ἀνατρέπουσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sumpatou%3Dsin">συμπατοῦσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous:">ἀλλήλους·</w>
<w lemma="ta%2Fs">τάς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pareisagome%2Fnwn">παρεισαγομένων</w> <w lemma="qremma%2Ftwn">θρεμμάτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fas">λείας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="para%2Fgontes">παράγοντες</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalw%3Ds">ἀσφαλῶς</w> <w lemma="throu%3Dsi">τηροῦσι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="nu%2Fktas">νύκτας</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgiston">μέγιστον</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29piqe%2Fsesi">ἐπιθέσεσι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="nukterinai%3Ds">νυκτεριναῖς</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="pu%3Dr">πῦρ</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="be%2Flos">βέλος</w> <w lemma="e%29ciknei%3Dtai">ἐξικνεῖται</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="telei%2Fws">τελείως</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgwn:">ὀλίγων·</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnetai">γίνεται</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29blabh%3D">ἀβλαβῆ</w> <w lemma="dia%2F">διά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgeqos">μέγεθος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29posta%2Fsews">ἀποστάσεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="skhnw%3Dn">σκηνῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%2Fstasin">περίστασιν</w>.
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<head>The Camp Market-Place</head>The space behind the tents of the Tribuni is thus<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note43">The space between the Principia and the agger.</note>used. On one side of the square of the Praetorium is the market, on the other the office of the Quaestor and the supplies which he has charge of. Then behind the last tent of the Tribuni on either side, arranged at right angles to those tents, are the quarters of the cavalry picked out of the<foreign lang="la">extraordinarii,</foreign>as well as of some of those who are serving as volunteers from personal friendship to the Consuls.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note44">The Staff, or Praetoria cohors.</note>All these are arranged parallel to the side aggers, facing on the one side the Quaestorium, on<pb n="484" />the other the market-place. And, generally speaking, it falls to the lot of these men not only to be near the Consul in the camp, but to be wholly employed about the persons of the Consul and the Quaestor on the march and all other occasions. Back to back with these again, facing the agger, are placed the infantry who serve in the same way as these cavalry.<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note45">That is, who have been selected from the pedites sociorum to serve on the praetoria cohors</note>Beyond these there is another empty space or road left, one hundred feet broad, parallel to the tents of the Tribuni, skirting the market-place, Praetorium, and Quaestorium, from agger to agger. On the further side of this road the rest of the<foreign lang="la">equites extraordinarii</foreign>are placed facing the market-place and Quaestorium: and between the quarters of these cavalry of the two legions a passage is left of fifty feet, exactly opposite and at right angles to the square of the Praetorium, leading to the rearward agger.Back to back with the<foreign lang="la">equites extraordinarii</foreign>are the infantry of the same, facing the agger at the rear of the whole camp. And the space left empty on either side of these, facing the agger on each side of the camp, is given up to foreigners and such allies as chance to come to the camp.The result of these arrangements is that the whole camp is<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note46">The space round the quarters.</note>a square, with streets and other constructions regularly planned like a town. Between the line of the tents and the agger there is an empty space of two hundred feet on every side of the square, which is turned to a great variety of uses. To begin with, it is exceedingly convenient for the marching in and out of the legions. For each division descends into this space by the<foreign lang="la">via</foreign>which passes its own quarters, and so avoids crowding and hustling each other, as they would if they were all collected on one road. Again, all cattle brought into the camp, as well as booty of all sorts taken from the enemy, are deposited in this space and securely guarded during the night-watches. But the most important use of this space is that, in night assaults, it secures the tents from the danger of being set on fire, and keeps the soldiers out of the range of the enemy's missiles; or, if a few of them do carry so far, they are spent and cannot penetrate the tents.<pb n="485" />
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