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27.5. eo concilio dimisso, when this assembly had been [held and] dissolved; i.e. after providing for the business now to be described. — idem （eidem）: nom. plu. 27.7.

secreto, apart. — in occulto, in a secret place. These words are probably genuine. 27.8.

Caesari ad pedes, at Caesar's feet. Caesari is dat. of reference （§ 377 (235. a); B. 188. 1; G. 350. 1; H. 425. 4. N (384. 4. N. 2); H-B. 368）. 27.9a.

non minus, etc.: sc. dixerunt: Direct —

Non minus id contendimus et laboramus, ne ea quae dixerimus enuntitientur, quam uti ea quae volumus impetremus; propterea quod, si enuntiatum erit, summum in cruciatum nos venturos videmus. 27.9b.

id: in app. with ne … enuntiarentur. 27.13a.

Galliae, etc.: Direct —

Galliae totius factiones sunt duae; harum alterius principatum tenent Haedui, alterius Arverni. Hi cum … multos annos contenderent, factum est uti … Germani … arcesserentur. Horum primo … milia … transierunt; posteaquam agros … homines … adamarunt, traducti sunt plures; nunc sunt in Gallia ad CXX milium numerum （more probably ad … milia numero）. Cum his Haedui … armis contenderunt; magnam calamitatem pulsi acceperunt, omnem nobilitatem … amiserunt. Quibus proeliis … fracti, qui … plurimum ante … potuerant, coacti sunt … obsides dare, etc. Unus ego sum ex omni civitate … qui adduci non potuerim, ut iurarem aut liberos meos obsides darem. Ob eam rem … profugi et Romam ad senatum veni … quod solus neque lure iurando neque obsidibus tenebar.

Sed peius victoribus Sequanis accidit, … quod Ariovistus … consedit tertiamque partem agri … qui est optimus … occupavit, et nunc … decedere iubet, propterea quod … milia hominum XXIIII … venerunt, quibus locus ac sedes parentur （possibly pararentur） … . Paucis annis … omnes … pellentur atque omnes Germani Rhenum transibunt; … neque enim conferendus est Gallicus cum Germanorum agro, neque haec consuetudo victus cum illa comparanda.

Ariovistus … ut semel … copias … vicit, quod proelium factum est ad Magetobrigam, superbe … imperat, obsides … poscit, et … exempla cruciatusque edit, si qua res non ad nutum … eius … facta est. Homo est barbarus, iracundus, temerarius; non possunt eius imperia diutius sustineri.

Nisi quid in Caesare … erit auxili, omnibus … idem est faciendum quod Helvetii fecerunt, ut domo emigrent, aliud domicilium … petant fortunamque, quaecumque accidat, experiantur. Haec si enuntiata Ariovisto sint, non dubito quin de omnibus … qui apud eum sint （sunt） … supplicium sumat. Caesar … deterrere potest ne major multitudo … traducatur, Galliamque … potest defendere.

27.13b.

totius Galliae: not to be taken literally, but referring to the eastern part of Celtic Gaul. 27.14.

factiones duas: see note on 3 20. — alterius: notice that this word may mean the one as well as the other. It depends on which one you look at first. — principatum, the head. 27.15.

Arvernos: these inhabited the mountainous country southwest of the Haedui, the modernAuvergne. They had been conquered in B.C. 121, but not reduced to a province. Before their conquest they had been one of the most powerful tribes. Apparently in the earlier wars the Haedui had befriended the Roman people from antagonism to these rivals. 27.16.

contenderent: translate as if pluperf. （§ 471. b (277. b); B. 260. 4; G. 234; H. 535 (469. 2); H-B. 485）. — factum esse uti, it came to pass that, etc. 27.17.

Sequanis: these were the rivals of the Haedui on the north. — mercede: § 416 (252); B. 225; G. 404; H. 478 (422); H-B. 427. 1. 27.19.

copias （= opes）, resources. — feri ac barbari: as to the condition of the Germans, see introduction. 27.20.

adamassent （=adamavissent）: § 181. a (128. a); B. 116. 1; G. 131; H. 238 (235); H-B. 163. — traductos plurīs = plurīs （Germanos） traductos （esse）. 27.22.

clientīs: the subject states of the Ambarri, Segusiavi, etc. 27.23.

omnem … equitatum: of course an exaggeration; Diviciacus was himself a noble, probably a senator; while his brother Dumnorix was a commander of the Haeduan cavalry. 27.25.

qui … potuissent, coactos esse, [they] who had once, etc., were compelled. 28.4.

quo minus: following a verb of refusing （§ 558. b (317. b. N. 1); B. 295. 3; G. 547; H. 568. 8 (497. ii. 2); H-B. 502. 3. b）; see also note on 7 15. 28.5.

dicione: i.e. to do the bidding of the Sequani. 28.6.

potuerit: the same in dir. disc. （see § 535. b (320. b); B. 283. 2; G. 631. 1; H. 591. 5 (503. ii. 1); H-B. 521. 1. a and ftn.）. The tense has been retained, contrary to the rule for sequence; see note on 9 18. 28.8.

Romam venisse: see note on 3 20. His application was not successful. See Bk. vi. ch. 12. — postulatum: cf. gratulatum, 26 15. 28.11.

peius … accidisse, a worse fate had befallen. Observe that a misfortune is usually said accidere, as if it fell on one, while a good thing is said evenire. — victoribus: here used as an adj., as often. 28.12.

Ariovistus: supposed to be the German word Heerfürst, "prince of the host." 28.13.

tertiam partem: i.e. upper Alsace, a part of the German conquest of 1870. This was the same proportion of conquered land taken by the German invaders （Burgundians） in this very territory in the fifth century of the Christian era. Such 'annexation' seems to have been the ancient common law of conquest （Liv. II. 41）. 28.14.

optimus: this district （Franche Comté） is one of the most beautiful in France. — nunc … iuberet: the same thing was afterwards done by the Burgundians. — altera, a second. 28.17.

quibus … pararentur = to be provided with a place for habitation（subjv. of purpose）. — futurum esse uti （periphrastic fut.; cf. note on 18 1）, the result would be that. 28.19.

neque enim introduces an explanation admitting no doubt: 'for you see,' 'for you know,' 'for of course.' 28.20.

Gallicum: sc. agrum. — hanc = nostram （§ 297 (102. a); B. 87; G. 305; H. 505 (450); H-B. 271. ii. a. N）: said with some feeling of superiority or contempt. The Gauls looked upon the Germans as savages. 28.22.

ut … vicerit: for mood and tense, see dir. disc. Cf. tense of potuerit, line 6 above. 28.23.

Magetobrigam: somewhere a little northwest of Vesontio （Besançon）. 28.25.

exempla cruciatusque: a so-called hendiadys. The Latin likes to dwell on an idea by giving its parts separately; edere exempla means to use every known form of （something） on the victims; cruciatus edere would mean to employ tortures. The whole combines the two ideas. 28.27.

barbarum, etc., rude, passionate, and hasty. 29.1.

nisi, etc., unless they find some aid. 29.2.

idem: in apposition with ut … experiantur; cf. 4 17, 11 8. 29.3.

ut domo emigrent: i.e. to forsake their home. 29.5.

haec: notice the emphasis, as if he said: 'why! if this very colloquy should be reported, etc.' — dubitare: sc. se, i.e. Diviciacum. — quin sumat: see § 558. a (332. g. R.); B. 284. 3; G. 555. 2; H. 594. ii (501. ii. 2); H-B. 507. 2. b; cf. note on poenas persolvit, 10 19. 29.7.

auctoritate: i.e. his reputation and the fear it inspires. 29.9.

Rhenum: acc. after trans in traducatur （§ 395. N. 2 (239. 2. b. N. 2); B. 179. 3; G. 331. R. 1; H. 406 (372); H-B. 386. a）.


Caesar's Gallic War. J. B. Greenough, Benjamin L. D'Ooge and M. Grant Daniell. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1898.

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