...consisting of accumulated rubbish, sacks of sand and faggots, and on both sides of it wooden fences (plutei) were erected to give consistency to the rampart; it...matter of no consequence. The story runs as follows: — A fter Rome had already worn herself out in the struggle with Veii for upwards of seven years,...

...height as the wall ; to which bridges and scaling ladders were applied (aggerem muro injungebani), and then the engines were brought up; at first batteringrams,...— After Rome had already worn herself out in the straggle with Veii for upwards of seven years, and in the midst of the most profound peace with the...

...32. (78) Hist. vol. ii. p. 475 ; Lect. vol. ip 245. In the latter passage, Niebuhr himself says : ' The detail about the Alban lake and the like belong...prose or in verse, is a matter of no consequence.' ratives were often at variance with each other, and dealt largely in exaggeration and misrepresentation...

...n. 32. (78) Hist. vol. ii. p. 475 ; Lect. vol. ip 245. In the latter passage, Niebuhr himself says: 'The detail about the Alban lake and the like belong...whether they were composed in prose or in verse, is a mailer of no consequence. ratives were often at variance with each other, and dealt largely in exaggeration...

...and Sergius is historical, but the detai] about the Alban lake, and the like, belongs to historical tradition, and must be taken as the ancients give...prose or in verse is a matter of no consequence.' He then gives a summary of the narrative of the last three years of the siege, and adds : ' This is...