[19.15] prōdigium . . . mīrābile: ‘a prodigy, strange to look upon, and marvelously fulfilled.’ vīsū and ēventū are ablatives of specification to mīrābile: H 480 (424): M 650: A 253: G 397: B 226, 1.
[20.1] Flammae speciēs: ‘the semblance of fire.’ We may render the whole sentence, ‘Fire seemed to envelop,’ etc.
[20.2] summam . . . intellēxit: cf. [p. 17, n. 12].
[20.3] Cf. [p. 1, n. 5].
[20.4] governed by ēducābat understood.
[20.5] quīdam and ūnus often have no more force than the English indefinite article.
[20.6] mīlitibus . . . dīmicantibus: causal.
[20.7] raptum . . . mīsit: cf. [p. 2, n. 8]. To lose the standard was as much of a disgrace then as it is now to lose the flag.
[20.8] Cūius . . . grātiā: an expression of purpose = quod ut reciperet.
[20.9] Roman houses in general had no windows on the ground floor.