The motive for crossing that river was, that having been for several years harassed by the suevi, they were constantly engaged in war, and hindered from the. While these things are being done by caesar, labienus, leaving at agendicum the recruits who had lately arrived from italy, to guard the baggage, marches with four legions to lutetia which is a town of the parisii, situated on an island on the river seine, whose arrival being discovered by the enemy. Julius caesar, gallic war, book 5, chapter 12 perseus digital. Julius caesar, gallic war, book 7, chapter 80 perseus digital. Julius caesar, gallic war, book 6, chapter perseus digital. Gallic wars cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. Julius caesar, gallic war, book 4, chapter 1 perseus digital. In the mean time, whilst these things are going on, the forces of the enemy from the arverni, and the cavalry which had been demanded from all gaul, meet. The climate is more temperate than in gaul, the colds being less severe. All gaul is divided into three parts, one of which the belgae inhabit, the aquitani another, those who in their own language are called celts, in our gauls, the third. The internet classics archive the gallic wars by julius. Homes have been burned, crops destroyed, and tribesmen and their families barbarously slaughtered. Grant daniell, commentary on caesars gallic war, ag bg 7. For many years, the tencteri and the usipetes, two german tribes, have been harassed by their warring neighbors, the suebi.
Lucius roscius, for example, in command of the thirteenth legion, tells him that a large force of gauls from the amoric states intend to attack him, but finally give up the idea. Julius caesar, gallic war, book 7, chapter 1 perseus digital. There he receives intelligence of the death of clodius. Julius caesar, gallic war, book 4, chapter 32 perseus digital. Julius caesar, gallic war, book 1, chapter 1 perseus digital. Gaul being tranquil, caesar, as he had determined, sets out for italy to hold the provincial assizes. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. It is the purpose of this book to allow the ancient romans to. Crossreferences in general dictionaries to this page 4. Julius caesar, gallic war, book 4, chapter 26 perseus. Crassus were consuls, those germans called the usipetes, and likewise the tenchtheri, with a great number of men, crossed the rhine, not far from the place at which that river discharges itself into the sea. While these things are being transacted, one legion had been sent to forage, according to custom, and no suspicion of war had arisen as yet, and some of the.
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