previous next


118.23. Galliae: part. gen.; § 346. a (216. a. 2); B. 201. 1; G. 372; H. 442 (397. 3); H-B. 346. 118.24.

ut supra demonstravimus: Bk. iii. ch. II. 118.27.

alter, the latter, Cingetorix, the son-in-law of Indutiomarus. 119.1.

suos: i.e. clansmen, retainers, etc. Cingetorix offers to bring his nation under Roman authority on condition of ruling them himself as a subject or friend of Rome. 119.3.

at: marking the transition to the other man. 119.4.

cogere: with instituit, l. 8. 119.5.

Arduennam: this hilly and forest region makes the natural frontier between Gaul and the Netherlands, and is the seat of the famous Belgian iron mines. 119.11.

petere: used absolutely (i.e. without an object), ask his decision or assistance. — civitati, etc.: they were prevented by Indutiomarus from taking any measures for the general good, and so asked favors of Caesar for themselves individually. 119.12.

possent: the reason given by these Gauls, hence the subjv. 119.16.

laberetur, lit., fall off (from obedience). 119.17.

seeius fidei permissurum, to put … under his protection.


Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

An XML version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer Perseus any modifications you make. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system.

hide References (3 total)
  • Commentary references from this page (3):
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 3.2
    • A. A. Howard, Benj. L. D'Ooge, G. L. Kittredge, J. B. Greenough, Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar, 346
    • Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, Syntax of Classical Greek, 372
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: