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61.8. lociquem locum: § 307. a (200. a); B. 251. 3; G. 615; H. 399 (445); H-B. 284. 4. — castris: the dat. of purpose of concrete nouns is used in prose in a few military expressions (§ 382. 2 (233. b); B. 191. 1; G. 356; H. 425. 3 (384. ii. 1. 3); H-B. 361). 61.9.

aequaliter declivis, with even downward slope. 61.10.

quod agrees in gender with flumen. — vergebat: imperf. of description; cf note on 3 5. — ab: i e on the other side. 61.11.

pari acclivitate: abl. of quality; cf. 53 11, 59 17. Notice the opposition to declivis, above. — adversuscontrarius, facing this, and on the other side (of the stream). 61.12.

passus: cf. 53 2, 57 10. — apertus: i.e. cleared of woods. — infimus, at the foot§ 293 (193); B. 241. 1; G. 290. R. 2; H. 497. 4 (440. 2. N. 2); H-B. 244); opposed to ab superiore parte, along the upper portion: (§ 429. b (260. b); G. 390. 1; H. 434. i; H-B. 406. 2). 62.1.

ut non: observe that a negative result is expressed by ut non, while a negative purpose is expressed by ne. 62.3.

secundum: preposition. 62.4.

pedum trium: gen. of measure, here in the predicate; cf. 54 23.


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