]
80 (return)
[ This seems to relate to his having been curtailed in his military operations by the parsimony of Vespasian, who refused him permission to attack other people than the Silures.
80 (return)
[ This seems to relate to his having been curtailed in his military operations by the parsimony of Vespasian, who refused him permission to attack other people than the Silures.
Tacitus
61.
According to Tac.
Hist.
i.
6, Petronius Turpilianus was put to death by Galba, A.
D.
68.
]
76 (return)
[ The date of his arrival is uncertain. ]
77 (return)
[ He was sent to Britain by Vespasian, A. D. 69. ]
78 (return)
[ The Brigantes inhabited Yorkshire, Lancashire, Westmoreland, Cumberland, and Durham. ]
79 (return)
[ The date of his arrival in Britain is uncertain. This Frontinus is the author of the work on "Stratagems," and, at the time of his appointment to the lieutenancy of Britain, he was curator aquarum at Rome. This, probably, it was that induced him to write his other work on the aqueducts of Rome.
]
80 (return)
[ This seems to relate to his having been curtailed in his military operations by the parsimony of Vespasian, who refused him permission to attack other people than the Silures. See c. 11. ]
81 (return)
[ Where these people inhabited is mentioned in p. 355, note 5. ]
82 (return)
[ This was in the year of Rome 831, of Christ 78. ]
83 (return)
[ Inhabitants of North Wales, exclusive of the Isle of Anglesey. ]
84 (return)
[ I. e. Some were for immediate action, others for delay. Instead of et quibus, we read with Dr. Smith's edition (London, 1850), ut quibus. ]
85 (return)
[ Vexilla is here used for vexillarii. "Under the Empire the name of Vexillarii was given to a distinct body of soldiers supposed to have been composed of veterans, who were released from the military oath and regular service, but kept embodied under a separate flag (vexillum), to render assistance to the army if required, guard the frontier, and garrison recently conquered provinces; a certain number of these supernumeraries being attached to each legion. (Tac. Hist.
76 (return)
[ The date of his arrival is uncertain. ]
77 (return)
[ He was sent to Britain by Vespasian, A. D. 69. ]
78 (return)
[ The Brigantes inhabited Yorkshire, Lancashire, Westmoreland, Cumberland, and Durham. ]
79 (return)
[ The date of his arrival in Britain is uncertain. This Frontinus is the author of the work on "Stratagems," and, at the time of his appointment to the lieutenancy of Britain, he was curator aquarum at Rome. This, probably, it was that induced him to write his other work on the aqueducts of Rome.
]
80 (return)
[ This seems to relate to his having been curtailed in his military operations by the parsimony of Vespasian, who refused him permission to attack other people than the Silures. See c. 11. ]
81 (return)
[ Where these people inhabited is mentioned in p. 355, note 5. ]
82 (return)
[ This was in the year of Rome 831, of Christ 78. ]
83 (return)
[ Inhabitants of North Wales, exclusive of the Isle of Anglesey. ]
84 (return)
[ I. e. Some were for immediate action, others for delay. Instead of et quibus, we read with Dr. Smith's edition (London, 1850), ut quibus. ]
85 (return)
[ Vexilla is here used for vexillarii. "Under the Empire the name of Vexillarii was given to a distinct body of soldiers supposed to have been composed of veterans, who were released from the military oath and regular service, but kept embodied under a separate flag (vexillum), to render assistance to the army if required, guard the frontier, and garrison recently conquered provinces; a certain number of these supernumeraries being attached to each legion. (Tac. Hist.
