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
Shoot A Line the Jockey Club Cup before becoming a very successful breeding stallion whose other progeny included Master Willie. The filly was sent into training with Dick Hern at West Ilsley. She was part of a very strong generation of fillies at West Ilsley, which also included Bireme and the partially sighted The Dancer (May Hill Stakes). Shoot A Line made her racecourse debut in the Radley Stakes at Newbury Racecourse in October. She showed "immense promise" in winning the race by five lengths from her stable companion Dancing Shadow. Shoot A Line began her second season in the Group Three Cheshire