There was incessant fighting at very different points —on one of the hottest days at six places simultaneously —and, as a rule, the tried valour of the Caesarians had the advantage in these skirmishes; once, for instance, a single cohort maintained itself in its entrenchments against four legions for
hours, till support came up.
The history of Rome; tr. with the sanction of the ... v.5. Mommsen, Theodor, 1817-1903
