ἱστορίαι Historiai
Liv. 36.38 The History of Rome, Livy; served verbatim
,七,,T,,·,。,,,二,。,尸 aeDart ior tcome:ne nimsen lea nis armv into the country of 几夕沙J Boii. XXVIII. The war in Gaul and Liguria.-Shortly before the Ligurians had assembled an army under the“Lex Qn。,。吞。,,9 n"A * n ao n。,,AAo., n++n。卜71T11t1 UQrLl。‘‘‘"ll\d 111"%_&V“0LA%A% %'AI "lub64VA L1FV11 the camp where the proconsul Q. Minucius was in command. He kept his men drawn uD within the raMDart until davbreak to Drevent the enemy from getting over his lines at any point. As soon as it was light he made a sortie from two of the camp gates simultaneously. But the Ligurians were not, as he had expected, repulsed at the first attempt;for more than two hours they maintained the struggle without either side gaining any advantage. At length, as detachment after detachment issued from the camp, and fresh troops relieved those who were exhausted with fighting, the Ligurians, worn out and suffering especially from want of sleep, turned and fled. Over 4000 of the enemy were killed, the Romans and allied troops lost less than 300二 About two months later, P. Cornelius fought a most successful action with the army of the Boii. Valerius Antias states that 28.ooo of the enemv were slain and }4oo made Drisoners. and ,JV.几, that the spoils included:24 standards, 1230 horses and 247 wagons, whilst in the victorious army 1484 men fell. Though we can place little confidence in this writer so far as numbers are concerned, for no one is more reckless in exaggerating them, it was evidently a great victory, for the camp of the Boii was captured and they made their surrender immediately after the battle. Moreover, special thanksgivings were ordered by the senate for the victory and full-grown victims sacrificed.

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Filed here — the addresses this episode attests; counted by the house’s first pass
Antias — a candidate entry Boii — a candidate entry

The History of Rome, Livy — translated by Rev. Canon Roberts, 1912
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