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See Freund sub v. For the perf. subj. cf. note, 18: crediderint. Praesidiis castellisque. Gordon, in his Itinerarium Septentrionale, found more remains of Roman works in that part of Britain here referred to, than in any other portion of the Island. XXI. Ut assuescerent. In order that they might become habituated, etc. In bella faciles. Easily inclined to wars. Cf. Ann. 14, 4: facili ad gaudia.
Sed, ut in dubiis consiliis, naves deerant: ratio et constantia ducis transvexit. Depositis omnibus sarcinis, lectissimos auxiliarium, quibus nota vada et patrius nandi usus, quo simul seque et arma et equos regunt, ita repente immisit, ut obstupefacti hostes, qui classem, qui naves, qui mare expectabant, nihil arduum aut invictum crediderint sic ad bellum venientibus.
Generals are not apt to be prepared beforehand for enterprises, not contemplated at all in their original plans. Qui expectabant. The language is highly rhetorical. Crediderint. Livy, Nepos and Tacitus use the perf. subj. after ut, denoting a consequence, when a single, specific past act is expressed; when a repeated or continued action, the imp. subj. Most writers use the imp. in both cases.
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