18. dīmicātum est: this battle was fought in the Campi Raudii, near Vercellae. Before the battle, the Cimbri demanded that lands should be given them for themselves and the Teutones. ‘The Teutones,’ replied Marius, ‘have all the land they need on the other side of the Alps.’
ā Catulī parte: ‘on the part of Catulus.’
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Ch. 3.
7. gravissimum bellum: this is known as the Social or Italian war. It was waged by the Italian allies of the Romans. For nearly thirty years the hope of obtaining Roman citizenship had been held out to them, but no measure had been carried to better their condition. The burdens that Rome had imposed upon them had been steadily increased. Finally, in despair of securing any reforms, they appealed to arms. At first they were successful, but in the end the Romans conquered. However, they were compelled to grant nearly all the Italians had demanded. Creighton, p. 64.
12. alius: for alter.
15. ā Rōmānīs: ‘on the side of the Romans’; cf. ā Catulī parte, Ch. 2.
Ch. 4.
24. bellum cīvīle: the First Civil war, called also the Civil war of Marius and Sulla. See Chs. 7-9. The Story of the Romans, pp. 160-164; Creighton, p. 66.