3. =aquam Claudiam indūxit=: _i.e._ he built the aqueduct named after him. It was more commonly called ‘Aqua Appia.’ Between seven and eight miles in length, chiefly under ground, it was the beginning of the magnificent system of water works that distinguished ancient Rome. Four of these old aqueducts still furnish the water supply of modern Rome. Lanciani, _Ancient Rome_, p. 58. 4. =viam Appiam=: “the Appian road was made in 312 B.C. to join Rome to Capua, and was afterwards carried as far as Brundisium. This ‘queen of roads,’ as it was called, was a stone causeway, constructed according to the nature of the country, with an embankment either beneath or beside it, and was of such a width that two broad wagons could easily pass each other.” =Q. Fabium Māximum=: called _Gurges_, the son of Q. Fabius Maximus, mentioned in Ch. 8. 6. =datus fuisset=: cf. _questa fuisset_, Bk. I, 8. 7. =ipsōrum=: cf. _ipsīs_, above. 10. =per annōs=: cf. _per annum_, Bk. I, 10. 11. =āctum=: ‘waged’; agrees with _bellum_. CH. 10. 13. =sē … iūnxērunt=: cf. _coniūnxērunt sē_, Bk. I, 19. 15. =dēlētae sunt=: _The Story of the Romans_, p. 114. CH. 11. 17. =Tarentīnīs=: the people of Tarentum, a rich and luxurious city in southern Italy. It played an important part in the war with Pyrrhus. The whole of southern Italy was known as Magna Graecia, on account of the number of cities founded there by the Greeks. =in ultimā Ītaliā=: ‘in the most remote part of Italy’; H. 497, 3 (440, N. 1); M. 423; A. & G. 193; G. 291, R. 2; B. 241. 19. =Pyrrhum … auxilium poposcērunt=: ‘asked aid of Pyrrhus.’ Pyrrhus was regarded as one of the greatest generals that had ever lived. With his daring courage, his military skill, and his kingly bearing, he might have become the most powerful monarch of his day. But he never rested satisfied with any acquisition, and was ever grasping at some fresh object. For an account of the war see _The Story of the Romans_, pp. 115-121; Creighton, p. 31. 20. =orīginem trahēbat=: ‘was claiming descent’; it was the custom of royal families to claim descent from heroes or gods. 21. =prīmum=: ‘for the first time.’ 24. =cēpisset=: cf. _latrōcinārētur_, Bk. I, 1. =dūcī=: cf. the construction with _praecēpit_, Ch. 8. PAGE 20. 2. =auxiliō=: cf. _fulmine_, Bk. I, 4. =vīcit=: although the loss of the Romans was nearly equaled by that of Pyrrhus, the value of winning the first battle was at once shown by the fact that the Lucanians, Bruttians, Samnites, and all the Greek cities joined Pyrrhus. 6. =quōs … vīdisset=: ‘and when he saw them lying’; _quos ＝ et eos_; cf. _quō morbō mortuō_, Bk. I, 10. =adversō vulnere=: ‘with their wounds in front’; _i.e._ they died facing the enemy. 8. =hāc vōce=: lit. ‘this voice’ ＝ ‘these words.’ CH. 12. 10. =sibi=: cf. _Tuscīs Samnītibusque_, Ch. 10.