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[32] There he made a long halt, and after the manner of the famous Lingerer 1 of old took counsel with himself as the circumstances demanded, planning, if chance gave the opportunity, rather through strategy and discretion than by the [p. 267] danger of battle, to overthrow an enemy who was pugnacious and effective in the use of missiles.

1 Q. Fabius Maximus in the Hannibalic war, nicknamed Cunctator because of his policy of caution.

Ammianus Marcellinus. With An English Translation. John C. Rolfe, Ph.D., Litt.D. Cambridge. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1935-1940.

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