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ERI´CIUS

ERI´CIUS a hedgehog, i. e. a military engine full of sharp spikes, which was placed by the gate of the camp to prevent the approach of the enemy. (Caes. B.C. 3.67 ; Sallust, ap. Non. p. 554 M. Lipsius, Poliorcet. 5.4.)

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