[516] Ut seems to mark the consequence or development of the action denoted by ‘furta paro,’ rather than an intention: but the distinction in such cases is apt to be evanescent. ‘Bivias fauces,’ because the passage through the defile is a thoroughfare, like “bivio portae” 9. 238, where as here the word has no special relevancy to the context. But it is possible that the first part of the compound may be the important one, the meaning being that soldiers will be planted on each side of the defile. ‘Armato milite’ 2. 20.
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