De bello gallico: Commentarius primus [- septimus], Volume 5Clarendon Press, 1914 |
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Page xxvi
... chief stronghold , was captured ; and the fortresses of Placentia and Cremona were founded . 225 B.C. 222 B.C. and con- quer Cis- alpine Gaul . 218 B.C. 200 B. C. 199 B.C. 196 B.C. 191 B. C. But the work of conquest was only half ...
... chief stronghold , was captured ; and the fortresses of Placentia and Cremona were founded . 225 B.C. 222 B.C. and con- quer Cis- alpine Gaul . 218 B.C. 200 B. C. 199 B.C. 196 B.C. 191 B. C. But the work of conquest was only half ...
Page xxxi
... chiefs erected dolmens , or vast structures of stone , to cover the sepulchres of their dead . Some are of enormous size , and could only have been erected by the toil of multi- tudes , controlled and organized by chiefs whose motive ...
... chiefs erected dolmens , or vast structures of stone , to cover the sepulchres of their dead . Some are of enormous size , and could only have been erected by the toil of multi- tudes , controlled and organized by chiefs whose motive ...
Page xxxvi
... chiefs wore rings and bracelets and necklaces of gold ; and when those tall fair - haired warriors rode forth to battle with their helmets wrought in the shape of some fierce beast's head and surmounted by nodding plumes , their chain ...
... chiefs wore rings and bracelets and necklaces of gold ; and when those tall fair - haired warriors rode forth to battle with their helmets wrought in the shape of some fierce beast's head and surmounted by nodding plumes , their chain ...
Page xlii
... chief magistrate , who was known as the Ver- gobret , was forbidden to stir beyond the frontiers of the country , from which it may be inferred that it was not lawful for him to command the host . The executive was generally weak . Some ...
... chief magistrate , who was known as the Ver- gobret , was forbidden to stir beyond the frontiers of the country , from which it may be inferred that it was not lawful for him to command the host . The executive was generally weak . Some ...
Page xlix
... chiefs were ready to listen to him , Casticus , whose father had been the last king of the Sequani , and Dumnorix , brother of Diviciacus , who was at that time the most powerful chieftain of the Aedui . If Diviciacus saw the salvation ...
... chiefs were ready to listen to him , Casticus , whose father had been the last king of the Sequani , and Dumnorix , brother of Diviciacus , who was at that time the most powerful chieftain of the Aedui . If Diviciacus saw the salvation ...
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Aedui Ambiorix Aquitani Ariovistus army Arverni atque Atrebates Atuatuca Belgae Belgic Boulogne Britain Britons bronze Caesar wrote Caesar's narrative Caesarem camp Carnutes Cassivellaunus castra causa cavalry celeriter Celtae Celtic centurions Cicero circiter Cisalpine Gaul civitates cohort coins Commentaries Condrusi consilium copias Cotta cuius demonstravimus diocese Diviciacus doubtless Dumnorix Eburones eius eorum equitatu equitibus erant erat esset exercitus Gallic Gaul Germans haec harbour Helvetii hibernis hostes hostium hunc imperat Indutiomarus inter ipse iubet Labienus legatos legion legionem legionibus loco locum magna Massilia means Meldi Menapii mentioned Meuse Meusel J. B. miles milia passuum militum mittit naves neque Nervii nihil nostris omnes omni omnibus partem passage perhaps periculo Portus Itius posse probably Province quae quam quibus quod reader rebus reliquis Remi Rhine Rhône Roman Rome Sabinus says Sequani sese ships subjunctive tamen territory translated Treveri tribes Trinovantes troops Wissant words