[233] Early in March (cp. i. [70]).
[234] Not regularly formed into a legion: those to whom 'he held out hopes of honourable service' (cp. i. [87]).
[236] The mountainous district north of the Italian frontier on the Var.
[237] Ventimiglia, the modern frontier town between France and Italy on the Riviera.
[238] A Gallic tribe living round Tongres and Spa.
[239] Living round Trier.
[240] Afterwards one of the leaders in the rebellion on the Rhine (cp. iv. [55]).
[241] Fréjus.
[242] i.e. either the VII Galbian or XIII Gemina, both of which were on Otho's side.