84.
Vercingetorix, having beheld his countrymen from the citadel of
Alesia , issues forth from the town; he brings forth from the camp
long hooks, movable pent-houses, mural hooks, and other things, which he had
prepared for the purpose of making a sally. They engage on all sides at once and
every expedient is adopted. They flocked to whatever part of the works seemed
weakest. The army of the Romans is distributed along
their extensive lines, and with difficulty meets the enemy in every quarter. The
shouts which were raised by the combatants in their rear, had a great tendency
to intimidate our men, because they perceived that their danger rested on the
valor of others: for generally all evils which are distant most powerfully alarm
men's minds.
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