Ab urbe condita

Titus Livius (Livy)

Livy. History of Rome, Volumes 1-2. Roberts, Canon, Rev, translator. London, New York: J. M. Dent and Sons; E. P. Dutton and Co., 1912.

To keep up the appearance of having sought a safe and commodious place for a standing camp —and such it really was —the consul strongly entrenched himself and furnished his camp with all necessary stores.