Book 2 — Chapter XXX.
Reading edition
Chapter XXX.
1. Ablative of Time when: 256; H. 429.
2. Imperfect of Repeated Action: 277; H. 469, II.
3. Perfect of Completed Action: 279; H. 471, I. and 6.
1. On the day of our arrival frequent sallies were made by the enemy from the town.
2. During the first days they taunted us from the walls.
3. At a distance the soldiers made an “agger” and a tower.
4. Then the Aduatuci began to jeer.1
5. Can2 men of such little stature place a tower on our wall?
Notes.— 1 jeer: two words in Latin. 2 begin with num.