Roman army of the mid-Republic x 700m = ca. 50 hectares). Along the perimeter, a ditch ("fossa") would be excavated, and the spoil used to build an earthen rampart ("agger") on the inside of the ditch. On top of the rampart was erected a palisade ("vallum") of cross-hatched wooden stakes with sharpened points. Within this precinct, a standard, elaborate plan was used to allocate space, in a pre-set pattern, for the tents of each of the various components of the army: officers, legionary infantry (split into "hastati", "principes" and "triarii") and legionary cavalry, Italian allied infantry and cavalry, "extraordinarii" and non-Italian allies. The idea was
Sittin' on a Backyard Fence Sittin' on a Backyard Fence Sittin' on a Backyard Fence is a 1933 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Earl Duvall and produced by Leon Schlesinger. The film score was composed by Norman Spencer. In the middle of the night two cats are singing to each other. Then another cat wants to sing with the female cat. She lets him. Then a fight starts between the two rival males, and the cats go on a telephone line. A person throws a rolling pin at them. Then they start rolling on the wires. They run into an old dog house and the