7. The Camp

_castra stativa_ (Sall. Iug. 44)—a permanent camp.

_castra hiberna, aestiva_—winter-quarters, summer-quarters.

_castra ponere, locare_—to encamp.

_idoneo, aequo, suo_ (opp. _iniquo_) _loco_—in a favourable position.

_castra metari_ (B. C. 3. 13)—to mark out a camp.

_milites in hibernis collocare, in hiberna deducere_—to take the

troops to their winter-quarters.

_castra munire_—to make a fortified, entrenched camp.

_castra munire vallo (aggere)_—to fortify the camp with a rampart.

_fossam ducere_—to make a ditch, a fosse.

_vallum iacere, exstruere, facere_—to raise a rampart, earthwork.

_castra praesidiis firmare_—to strengthen the camp by outposts.

_praesidio castris milites relinquere_—to leave troops to guard the

camp.

_castra coniungere, iungere_ (B. C. 1. 63)—to make a camp in common.

_castra nudare_ (B. G. 7. 70)—to leave the camp undefended.

_cohors, quae in statione est_—the cohort on guard-duty.

_vigilias agere in castris_ (Verr. 4. 43)—to mount guard in the camp.

_custodias agere in vallo_—to keep watch on the rampart.

_stationes agere pro portis_—to be on duty before the gates.

_circumvenire vigilias_ (Sall. Iug. 45. 2)—to make the round of the

sentries.

_tesseram dare_ (Liv. 28. 14)—to give the watchword, countersign.

_copias castris continere_—to keep the troops in camp.

_se (quietum) tenere castris_—to remain inactive in camp.

_excursionem in hostium agros facere_—to make an inroad into hostile

territory.

_praedatum ire_—to go in search of plunder, booty.

_ferre atque agere_[1] _praedam_—to carry off booty.

_capere equos_—to capture horses.

_lignatum, aquatum ire_—to go to fetch wood, water.

_pabulatum, frumentatum ire_—to forage.

_pabulatione premi_ (B. C. 1. 78)—to suffer from want of forage.

_omnia ferro ignique, ferro atque igni_ or _ferro flammaque

vastare_—to ravage with fire and sword.

_classicum_ or _tuba canit ad praetorium_—the bugle, trumpet sounds

before the general's tent.

_vasa conclamare_ (B. C. 3. 37)—to give the signal for breaking up the

camp, collecting baggage.

_vasa colligere_ (Liv. 21. 47)—to pack the baggage (for marching).

_signa convellere_ (_vid._ sect. XVI. 6, note _signa..._)—to pluck up

the standards out of the ground (to begin the march).

_consilium habere, convocare_—to hold a council of war.

_rem ad consilium deferre_—to refer a matter to a council of war.

[1] _ferre_ of things inanimate, _agere_ of cattle. Cf. φέρειν καὶ

ἄγειν.

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