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The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2)

Note 302 — BOOK VI

Evelyn S. (Evelyn Shirley) Shuckburgh translation

Polybius always calls this the χάραξ or χαράκωμα. But the Romans had two words, agger the embankment, and vallum the palisading on the top of it. Either word, however, is often used to represent the whole structure.

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