The commentaries of C. Julius Cæsar of his warres in Gallia, and the civil warres betwixt him and Pompey / translated into English with many excellent and judicious observations thereupon ; as also The art of our modern training, or, Tactick practise, by Clement Edmonds Esquire, ... ; where unto is adjoyned the eighth commentary of the warres in Gallia, with some short observations upon it ; together with the life of Cæsar, and an account of his medalls ; revised, corrected, and enlarged.

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Title: The commentaries of C. Julius Cæsar of his warres in Gallia, and the civil warres betwixt him and Pompey / translated into English with many excellent and judicious observations thereupon ; as also The art of our modern training, or, Tactick practise, by Clement Edmonds Esquire, ... ; where unto is adjoyned the eighth commentary of the warres in Gallia, with some short observations upon it ; together with the life of Cæsar, and an account of his medalls ; revised, corrected, and enlarged.
Author: Caesar, Julius.
Publication: London :: Printed by R. Daniel and are to be sold by Henry Tvvyford ... Nathaniel Ekins ... Iohn Place ...,; 1655.
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Subject terms: Caesar, Julius. -- De bello Gallico. -- English.; Pompey, -- the Great, 106-48 B.C.; Caesar, Julius. -- De bello civili. -- English.; Military art and science -- Early works to 1800.; Gaul -- History -- 58 B.C.-511 A.D.; Rome -- History -- Republic, 265-30 B.C.
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COnfecto justo itinere ejus dici, having marched a full daies march, or gone a just daies journey, saith the story. Which giveth oc∣casion to inquire, how far this just daies journey extended.* 1.1 Lipsius saith, it was twenty four miles, alleaging that of Vegetius; Militari gradu (saith he) viginti millia passuum horis quinque duntaxat aestivis conficienda:* 1.2 pleno autem gradu qui citatior est, totidem horis vi∣ginti quatuor; A souldiers march did usually rid 20 miles in five summer houres, and if they marched with speed, 24 miles in the same time: understanding justum iter, a just journey, to be so much as was measured militari gradu, by a souldiers march. But he that knows the march∣ing of an Army, shall easily perceive the impos∣sibility of marching ordinarily twenty four miles a day. Besides, this place doth plainly con∣fute it: for, first, he saith that he made a just daies journey; & then again, rising about noon, doubled that daies journey, and went eight miles. Which shews, that their Justum iter was about eight miles: and so suteth the slow con∣veiance of an Army, with more probability then that of Lipsius.

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* 1.1

Lib. 5. de Milit. Ro. cap. 14.

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* 1.2

Lib. 1. cap. 1

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