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agmen claudebant, brought up their rear. The Boii or Tulingi, with about 15,000 men, had been in front of the Helvetian line of march, and were consequently in the rear when they faced round to attack Caesar. They now struck at his exposed right flank (latere aperto) as they came on the field from the road (hence ex itinere).


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