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Erat copiis pedestribus multo firmior Marcellus. Habebat enim
ueteranas multisque proeliis expertas legiones. Cassius fidei magis quam
uirtuti legionum confidebat.
Itaque cum castra
castris
collata
(cf. 61.4)
castris
co(n/l)locata
(ex 61.5 collocatis? u. et ad
BAfr 68.2 conlatis)
nisi mauis
contra castris collocata
(cf. BAfr 56.1)
essent et Marcellus locum idoneum castello cepisset quo prohibere aqua
Cassianos posset, Longinus, ueritus ne genere quodam obsidionis clauderetur in
regionibus alienis sibique infestis, noctu silentio ex castris proficiscitur
celerique itinere
Vliam
(de oppidi nomine u. Plin. Nat. 3.10.2, D.C.
43.32.3–6)
ullam
contendit quod sibi fidele esse oppidum credebat.
Ibi adeo coniuncta ponit moenibus castra
ut et loci
natura—namque
Vlia
(u. supra)
ulla
in edito monte posita est
(cf. BG 7.14.9 et, de coniunctionibus,
5.57.1)
ut est loci natura
namque ulla in edito monte posita est ut
ut loci est natura namque ulla
in edito monte posita est ut
—et ipsa munitione urbis undique
ab oppugnatione
ad oppugnatione
ad oppugnationem
tutus esset.
Hunc Marcellus insequitur et quam proxime potest
Vliam
(u. supra)
ullam
castra castris confert. Locorumque cognita natura quo maxime rem
deducere uolebat necessitate est
adductus
(cf. 71.2 et u. ad 35.2 et 57.5)
edoctus
eductus
deductus
(cf. BHisp 41.6 necessario)
nisi mauis
coactus
(cf. Hirt. 8.43.5)
, ut neque
confligeret
confligere
—cuius si rei facultas esset resistere incitatis militibus non
poterat—neque uagari Cassium
latius
et M supra lineam (cf. BG 5.19.2)
longius
pateretur ne plures ciuitates ea paterentur quae
passi
pass(a)e
erant Cordubenses.
Castellis idoneis locis collocatis operibusque in circuitu oppidi
continuatis
Vliam
(u. supra)
ullam
Cassiumque munitionibus clausit.
Quae prius quam perficerentur Longinus omnem suum equitatum emisit.
Quem
sibi usui
(cf. BC 2.15.3)
Marcus (per compendium) sibi usu
(de orthographia
u. Gel. 4.16.8–9)
magno sibi usui
fortasse recte (cf. BG
4.20.2 etc. et BC 2.17.4 magna ... magna)
fore credebat si pabulari frumentarique Marcellum non pateretur, magno
autem fore impedimento si clausus obsidione et inutilis necessarium consumeret
frumentum.
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ω Common source of
μ Common source of M and U
ν Common source of S and π
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Mac The uncorrected reading in M. Equivalent to
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Mc Corrections by the original scribe, who usually recovers
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V Vienna, ÖN 95 (s. xii)
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List of People Cited by Name
Atkins Adrienne Atkins
Member of the Latin 540 class (spring 2015).
Bensch-Schaus Amelia
Bensch-Schaus
Member of the Latin 540 class (spring 2017).
Brutus Brutus
See Jungermann.
Callaghan Greg Callaghan
Member of the Latin 540 class (spring 2015).
Ciacconius Petrus Ciacconius
See Jungermann and Dauisius 1706.
Credo Brian Credo
Member of the Latin 540 class (spring 2017).
Cuiacius Cuiacius
See Nipperdey.
Damon Cynthia Damon
Editor of this edition and instructor of Latin 540 (University of
Pennsylvania) in 2015 and 2017.
Faernus Faerno, Gabriello
See Klotz.
Gertz M. C. Gertz
See Klotz.
Glandorpius Glandorp, Johann
See Jungermann.
Gruterus Janus Gruterus
See Oudendorp.
Hanson Wes Hanson
Member of the Latin 540 class (spring 2017).
Haupt Moriz Haupt
See Nipperdey.
Jurinius Jurinius
See T. Bentley.
Keil Heinrich Keil
See Klotz.
Khan Scheherazade Khan
Member of the Latin 540 class (spring 2015).
Kovalchuk Maria Kovalchuk
Member of the Latin 540 class (spring 2017).
Lewis Amy Lewis
Member of the Latin 540 class (spring 2015).
Naqvi Theodora Naqvi
Member of the Latin 540 class (spring 2017).
Persyn Marcie Persyn
Member of the Latin 540 class (spring 2015).
Reinhardt Isabella Reinhardt
Member of the Latin 540 class (spring 2017).
Rhellicanus Rhellicanus
See Jungermann
Rossetus Joannes Rossetus
See Gaertner-Hausburg.
Siesbye Oskar Siesbye
See Larsen.
D. Simons Dallas Simons
Member of the Latin 540 class (spring 2015).
J. Simons Julia Simons
Member of the Latin 540 class (spring 2017).
Vozar Tom Vozar
Member of the Latin 540 class (spring 2015).
Warnock Tim Warnock
Member of the Latin 540 class (spring 2017).
Wölfflin Eduard Wölfflin
See Klotz.
Abbreviations and Other Notations
scripsimus = denotes changes
made collectively by Damon and members of the Latin
540 classes taught at the University of Pennsylvania.
