[76] i.e. the gate giving on to the road to Brescia.
[77] In this famous formation the front-rank men kept close together and covered their bodies with long, concave shields, while the others, holding flat shields over their heads and pressing them one against another, formed a protecting roof. They could thus approach the walls under cover.
[78] Cp. ii. [101], note [459].
[79] For the term (cuneus) here used, see [note] on ii. [42].
[80] Cp. ii. [101], note [459].
[82] As well as the buildings outside the walls.
[83] i.e. tore them off the standards and shields, and broke the statues at head-quarters.