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When he was approaching it, he was informed by some prisoners, that Duracius was shut up by several thousand men, under the command of Dumnacus, general of the Andes, and that Limonum was besieged, but not daring to face the enemy with his weak legions, he encamped in a strong position: Dumnacus, having notice of Caninius's approach, turned his whole force against the legions, and prepared to assault the Roman camp.
But after spending several days in the attempt, and losing a considerable number of men, without being able to make a breach in any part of the works, he returned again to the siege of Limonum.
Druids, priests so called, greatly esteemed in Gaul, and possessed of many valuable privileges, G. vi. 13 Duracius besieged in Limonum by Dumnacus, general of the Andes, G. viii. 26 Caesar takes severe vengeance on them for their perfidy, G. vi. 34, 35 Egypt, see Aegypt Elis, a city of Peloponnesus, Belvidere Epidaurus, a maritime city of Dalmatia, Ragusa
Phasis, a large river in Colchis, now called Fasso, which flows into the Euxine Sea Their capital was Limonum, afterwards Pictones, now Paitross, in the department de la Vienne, G. iii. 11 Piso, an Aquitanian, slain, G. iv. 12 Placentia, an ancient city of Gallia Cisalpina, near the Po, now the metropolis of the duchy of Piacenza, which name it also bears
XXVI. In the meantime Caius Caninius, a lieutenant, having received information by letters and messages from Duracius, who had always continued in friendship to the Roman people, though a part of his state had revolted, that a great multitude of the enemy were in arms in the country of the Pictones, marched to the town Limonum.
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