[294] Praefectus sociis and quaestor. But this quaestor must be distinguished from the Roman quaestors.
[295] For the Spanish sword see Fr. xxii.
[296] Polybius does not mention the subdivision of maniples into centuries, for which the word ordines is sometimes used. Livy, 8, 8; 42, 34.
[297] The plethrum = 10,000 square feet. The side of the square of the Praetorium, therefore, is 200 feet.
[298] That is the via separating it from the next block, or from the vallum.
[299] That is, one between the two legions, and two between the blocks in each.
[300] That is to say—without the extraordinarii (1/5)—there are 2400 to get into 10 spaces instead of 3000 into 30.
[301] That is, who have been selected from the pedites sociorum to serve on the praetoria cohors.
[302] Polybius always calls this the χάραξ or χαράκωμα. But the Romans had two words, agger the embankment, and vallum the palisading on the top of it. Either word, however, is often used to represent the whole structure.
[303] That is, whether in first, second, or other watch in the night.