We do not intend to narrate the feuds annually renewed with these two peoples-feuds which are related in the Roman chronicles in such a way that the most insignificant foray is scarcely distinguishable from a momentous war, and historical
is totally disregarded; it is suflicient to indicate the permanent results.
The history of Rome; tr. with the sanction of the ... v.1. Mommsen, Theodor, 1817-1903