previous next


35.4.

periculum (root in experior), a trial.Cimbris, etc.: this was in B.C. 102 and 101, a little more than forty years before, and was the worst danger that had threatened the Romans since the destruction of the city by the Gauls three centuries before. See Roman histories. — cumvidebatur: although this clause was a part of Caesar's speech to his officers, yet the indic. is used to emphasize to the reader the reality of the fact it asserts (§ 583. a (336. d); B. 314. 3; H. 652. 1 (529. N. 1. 2); H-B. 535. 1. d).


Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

An XML version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer Perseus any modifications you make. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system.

hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: