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8.3
To prevent this from happening, he devised an ingenious plan: he divided his army and sent one part with Jovinus and Jovius to march rapidly along the familiar roads of Italy; the others were assigned to Nevitta, the commander of the cavalry, to advance through the middle of Raetia; to the end that, being spread over various parts of the country, they might give the impression of a huge force and fill everything with alarm. For this was what Alexander the Great had done, and many other skilful generals after him,And before; Leonidas, for example. when occasion so required.
8.4
He also charged them, when they left, to be on their guard as they marched, as if the enemy were to meet them at once, and at night to keep watch and ward, so as not to be surprised by a hostile attack.
9.1
When these arrangements had thus been made (suitably, as it seemed), he proceeded to go farther onOr, possibly, with his men forming a long line. by the method through which he had often broken through the country of the savages, relying upon a series of successes.
