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four_o twenty_o and_o two_o beside_o to_o sound_v the_o trumpet_n and_o strike_v the_o drum_n etc._n etc._n the_o five_o thirty_o the_o sixth_o classis_fw-la p_o classis_fw-la liuâ—_n l._n 1._o f._n 10._o p_o immunis_fw-la militia_n al._n militia_n that_o iâ—_n free_a from_o all_o service_n in_o war_n and_o all_o paâ—â—ent_n of_o tribute_n dionysius_n lib_n 4_o p._n 165._o although_o the_o same_o diony_n in_o the_o same_o page_n allâ—tâ—eth_v it_o by_o oversight_n one_o soldier_n in_o 193._o true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o six_o clâ—ssis_fw-la have_v one_o voice_n in_o 193._o in_o comity_n centuriatis_fw-la but_o it_o yield_v no_o man_n to_o the_o muster_n at_o al._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o one_o course_n by_o this_o manner_n of_o muster_v yield_v a_o hundred_o ninety_o two_o man_n to_o the_o war_n whereof_o eighteen_o be_v horseman_n four_o artificer_n and_o fifer_n a_o hundred_o and_o seventie_o footman_n and_o so_o about_o again_o as_o the_o case_n require_v a_o great_a or_o less_o army_n in_o the_o same_o proportion_n dionysius_n libro_fw-la 4._o pag._n 164._o and_o 165._o with_o who_o livy_n libro_fw-la 1_o agree_v in_o the_o rest_n differ_v only_o in_o the_o cense_v of_o the_o five_o classis_fw-la which_o by_o he_o be_v but_o eleven_o thousand_o ass_n and_o furthermore_o the_o artificer_n livy_n join_v to_o the_o first_o classis_fw-la and_o the_o fifer_n to_o the_o five_o whereas_o dionysius_n put_v they_o to_o the_o second_o and_o four_o the_o reason_n why_o this_o last_o and_o poor_a sort_n be_v exclude_v from_o service_n be_v well_o set_v down_o by_o julius_n exuperantius_n populus_fw-la romanus_n say_v he_o per_fw-la class_n divisus_fw-la erat_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la patrimonij_fw-la facultate_fw-la censebatur_fw-la ex_fw-la ijs_fw-la omnes_fw-la quibus_fw-la res_fw-la erat_fw-la ad_fw-la militiam_fw-la ducebantur_fw-la diligenter_n enim_fw-la pro_fw-la victoriâ_fw-la laborabant_fw-la qui_fw-la praeter_fw-la libertatem_fw-la bona_fw-la 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service_n none_o can_v be_v muster_v but_o such_o as_o be_v sess_v at_o 〈◊〉_d at_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d four_o thousand_o ass_n at_o the_o least_o say_v polybius_n which_o be_v indeed_o somewhat_o less_o than_o the_o cense_v of_o the_o five_o classis_fw-la limit_v by_o dionysius_n and_o livy_n whether_o it_o be_v that_o polybius_n have_v forget_v the_o sum_n or_o that_o the_o cense_v of_o the_o classis_fw-la be_v abate_v for_o that_o both_o then_o and_o afterward_o regard_n be_v have_v of_o the_o class_n in_o take_v the_o muster_v it_o be_v clear_a by_o the_o word_n of_o sallust_n in_o jugurthino_n marius_n interea_fw-la milites_fw-la scribere_fw-la non_fw-la more_fw-it maiorum_fw-la neque_fw-la ex_fw-la classibus_fw-la sed_fw-la uti_fw-la cuiusque_fw-la lubido_fw-la erat_fw-la capite_fw-la censos_fw-la plerosque_fw-la such_o as_o for_o lack_v of_o wealth_n be_v cense_v only_o by_o poll_n after_o which_o time_n the_o class_n be_v as_o i_o take_v it_o in_o little_a 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britannis_fw-la numidis_n lusitanis_fw-la batavis_fw-la thracibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o under_o the_o late_a emperor_n no_o military_a matter_n in_o the_o whole_a empire_n pass_v through_o other_o then_o barbarous_a hand_n till_o at_o length_n the_o roman_n as_o great_a reason_n be_v be_v force_v to_o deliver_v the_o empire_n to_o they_o to_o who_o they_o have_v deliver_v their_o arm_n theodosius_n say_v zosimus_n 755_o zosimus_n that_o be_v make_v legionary_n the_o barbarian_n bâ—rne_v beyond_o the_o damnius_n l._n 4._o p._n 755_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o pag._n 756._o barbarian_a 756._o that_o be_v there_o waâ—_n no_o order_n bâ—rued_v in_o the_o army_n â—or_a difference_n make_v of_o roman_a and_o barbarian_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o of_o gratian_n pag._n 760._o army_n 760._o that_o be_v he_o receive_v certain_a fugitive_n of_o the_o alaâ—i_n and_o bestow_v they_o in_o his_o army_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 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