[*] 86.13. Venellorum: along the Channel coast of Normandy. [*] 86.14. his: cf. classi, 84 13. [*] 86.16. magnae copias: most likely meaning here irregular troops as opposed to exercitum. — his paucis diebus: i.e. about the same time. [*] 86.17. Eburovices: this branch of the Aulerci lived on the south side of the lower Seine. [*] 86.18. nolebant: i.e. the senate. — clauserunt: i.e. against the Romans. [*] 86.20. perditorum, desperate: there might well be many such, as it was now the third year of constant war in Gaul. [*] 86.23. loco, castris: locative ablatives without a prep.; cf. 13 6, 57 5 and note. [*] 86.24. cum: concessive. [*] 87.1. eo absente: i.e. Caesar. A legatus regularly had no imperium, or independent command, but served under that of his superior. [*] 87.3. dimicandum [esse]: impers., with legato as dat. of apparent agent.
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BOOK FIRST. — B.C. 58.
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BOOK THIRD. — B.C. 56.
BOOK FOURTH. — B.C. 55.
BOOK FIFTH.—B.C. 54.
BOOK VI. BOOK SIXTH.—B.C. 53.
BOOK SEVENTH.—B.C. 52.
Caesar's Gallic War. J. B. Greenough, Benjamin L. D'Ooge and M. Grant Daniell. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1898.
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