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At that time between the Colops on the one hand, which flowed on past the very walls, and the Savus on the other, which flowed at a little distance, an empty space had been left which had been buttressed with palisades and ditches.
Caesar secured boats made by the allies in that vicinity, and after towing them through the Ister into the Savus, and through that stream into the Colops, he assailed the enemy with infantry and ships together, and had some naval battles on the river.
That is well. And now, may I ask you: do you take off your helmet when you go into battle? No. Then how could a swordcut hurt your forehead?" "In a hand to hand scuffle," said the young man, "everything gets out of place. One man knocked my helmet off and another gave me this cut in my face." "Where did it happen?" "On the Savus, where we defeated Maximus." "And had you this same helmet on?"
Since then there have been included under the name of Moesia all the tribes which the Savus by emptying into the Ister north of Dalmatia, Macedonia and Thrace, separates from Pannonia. Two of the many nations found among them are the Triballi, once so named, and the Dardani, who have the same designation at present. Paris, suppl. The latter replied that a son had been born to him.
Salluvii, Sallyes, a people of Gallia Narbonensis, about where Aix now is Savus, the Save, a large river which rises in Upper Carniola, and falls into the Danube at Belgrade Scaeva, one of Caesar's centurions, displays remarkable valour, C. iii. 5 3; his shield is pierced in two hundred and thirty places Its whole course does not exceed a hundred and twenty miles. G. vi. 33
They possessed strong walls and were in general encouraged by the presence of two navigable rivers. The one named the Colops flows past the very circuit of the wall and empties into the Savus not far distant: it has now encircled the entire city, for Tiberius gave it this shape by constructing a great canal through which it rejoins its ancient course.
That is well. And now, may I ask you: do you take off your helmet when you go into battle? No. Then how could a swordcut hurt your forehead?" "In a hand to hand scuffle," said the young man, "everything gets out of place. One man knocked my helmet off and another gave me this cut in my face." "Where did it happen?" "On the Savus, where we defeated Maximus." "And had you this same helmet on?"
That is well. And now, may I ask you: do you take off your helmet when you go into battle? No. Then how could a swordcut hurt your forehead?" "In a hand to hand scuffle," said the young man, "everything gets out of place. One man knocked my helmet off and another gave me this cut in my face." "Where did it happen?" "On the Savus, where we defeated Maximus." "And had you this same helmet on?"
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