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26.15. gratulatum: § 509 (302); B. 340. 1; G. 435; H. 633 (546); H-B. 618. 26.16.

intellegere, etc.: Direct —

Intellegimus nos, tametsi pro veteribus Helvetiorum iniuriis populi Romani ab his poenas bello repetiistirepetieris), tamen eam rem non minus ex usu terrae Galliae quam populi Romani accidisse; propterea quod eo consilio florentissimis rebus domos suas Helvetii reliquerunt, uti toti Galliae bellum inferrent imperioque potirentur locumque domicilio ex magna copia deligerent, quem ex omni Gallia opportunissimumiudicassent, reliquasque civitatis stipendiarias haberent. 26.17.

populi Romani, against, etc. (obj. gen. after iniuriis). — ab his repetisset, had inflicted on them; see vocab., and cf. 10 14-18. 26.19.

eo consilio, with this design; explained by the purpose clause utihaberent; see § 531. 1. N. 1 (317. a); G. 546. N. 2; H. 564. iii (499. 3); H-B. 502. 2. a. — florentissimis rebus: i.e. with no plea of necessity. Translate by a concessive clause. 26.21.

domicilio, for habitation; dat. of service. 26.25.

concilium totius Galliae: of course Caesar had no authority either to allow or to prohibit a congress of independent Gaul. But, considering his power and ambition, the Gauls thought it best to secure his countenance (voluntate, not auctoritate) beforehand. They also had business that specially concerned him. 27.2.

iure iurandosanxerunt, ordained under oath [of secrecy]; the object is ne quis, etc. 27.3.

enuntiaret: subj. with ne, after sanxerunt; used as a verb of commanding (§ 563. d (331. d); B. 295. 4; G. 546. 2; H. 565 (498. 1); H-B. 502. 3. a); cf. also 6 10 and note. — nisi quibus, etc., except [to those] to whom some commission should be assigned (pluperf. for fut. perf. in dir. disc.). For omission of the antecedent of quibus, cf. note on quiappellantur, 1 2.


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    • A. A. Howard, Benj. L. D'Ooge, G. L. Kittredge, J. B. Greenough, Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar, 509
    • A. A. Howard, Benj. L. D'Ooge, G. L. Kittredge, J. B. Greenough, Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar, 531
    • A. A. Howard, Benj. L. D'Ooge, G. L. Kittredge, J. B. Greenough, Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar, 563
    • Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, Syntax of Classical Greek, 435
    • Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, Syntax of Classical Greek, 546
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