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quo genere: ‘a type of warrior which’ (Kelsey)

quo genere: ‘the kind of soldiers which’ (Towle and Jenks)

essedarius, -ri m. A soldier fighting from a war chariot, charioteer. (Walker)

subsecuti: seeing the fleet stand out to sea, they guessed Caesar’s purpose and marched at once to oppose his landing. (Towle & Jenks)

aridus, -a, -um dry; neut. as noun, dry land. (Walker)

impeditis manibus: ‘having their hands full’ (Towle & Jenks)

autem: ‘while’ (Towle & Jenks)

insuefactos: 'trained to it', i.e. to charge to the water’s edge (Allen & Judson); 'accustomed, trained' (Walker); 'accustomed to this work', i.e. to this mode of warfare (Harkness).

pedestribus: ‘on land’ (Kelsey)

utebantur: ‘were displaying’ (Kelsey)

non…utebantur: ‘did not display’ (Walker)

alacritas, -tatis f. liveliness, ardor. (Walker)

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