[238] The meaning seems to be that by going through the gate next the sea they will be able to make their way stealthily (‘insidiis’ of a stealthy expedition) to Pallanteum. The camp would have more gates than one, like a Roman camp. ‘Bivio portae’ seems merely = “porta,” the gate affording a passage out and in, so that there will be no special relevancy in it here. Mr. Long, however, agrees with Forc. that ‘bivium’ = ‘luogo di due strade:’ two roads meeting at the gate, which is thus disinguished from other gates.
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