Book 27
10.9
And, in fact, the enemy, seeing no way left to save their lives except to defend themselves by a swift onset, trusting to their knowledge of the ground and in general agreement with one another, had stationed themselves on a lofty mountain,In xxviii. 2, 5, Pirus, apparently the Heilige Berg at Heidelberg. surrounded on all sides by rocky and precipitous heights and inaccessible except on the northern side, where it has an easy and gentle slope. At once our standards were planted in the usual manner, while everywhere the call to arms was sounded; but, at the command of the emperor and his generals, the well-disciplinedCf. xvi. 12, 10; xix. 6, 3; xxiv. 3, 8. soldiers stood fast, waiting for the raising of the banner, which was the signal that it was the fit time to begin the battle.
