Gallic War, Book 1

Caesar, De Bello Gallico I

The Helvetii try to leave home, Caesar stops them, then faces the German king Ariovistus. 54 sections, 412 sentences, each with an English translation.

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Chapter 1Gaul and its peoplesGallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae, aliam…
Chapter 2Orgetorix's planApud Helvētiōs longē nōbilissimus fuit et dītissimus Orgetorīx.
Chapter 3Preparations and plotsHīs rēbus adductī et auctōritāte Orgetorīgis permōtī cōnstituērunt ea quae ad…
Chapter 4Orgetorix on trialEa rēs est Helvētiīs per indicium ēnūntiāta.
Chapter 5The Helvetii burn their townsPost eius mortem nihilō minus Helvētiī id quod cōnstituerant facere cōnantur,…
Chapter 6Two routes outErant omnīnō itinera duo, quibus itineribus domō exīre possent: ūnum per…
Chapter 7Caesar reaches GenevaCaesarī cum id nūntiātum esset, eōs per prōvinciam nostram iter facere cōnārī,…
Chapter 8The wall on the RhôneIntereā eā legiōne quam sēcum habēbat mīlitibusque, quī ex prōvinciā…
Chapter 9Dumnorix opens the wayRelinquēbātur ūna per Sēquanōs via, quā Sēquanīs invītīs propter angustiās īre…
Chapter 10Caesar brings his legionsCaesarī renūntiātur Helvētiīs esse in animō per agrum Sēquanōrum et Haeduōrum…
Chapter 11The allies ask for helpHelvētiī iam per angustiās et fīnēs Sēquanōrum suās cōpiās trādūxerant et in…
Chapter 12Battle at the ArarFlūmen est Arar, quod per fīnēs Haeduōrum et Sēquanōrum in Rhodanum īnfluit,…
Chapter 13Divico's warningHōc proeliō factō, reliquās cōpiās Helvētiōrum ut cōnsequī posset, pontem in…
Chapter 14Caesar's answerHīs Caesar ita respondit: eō sibi minus dubitātiōnis darī, quod eās rēs quās…
Chapter 15Cavalry on the marchPosterō diē castra ex eō locō movent.
Chapter 16The missing grainInterim cōtīdiē Caesar Haeduōs frūmentum, quod essent pūblicē pollicitī,…
Chapter 17Liscus speaksTum dēmum Liscus ōrātiōne Caesaris adductus quod anteā tacuerat prōpōnit: esse…
Chapter 18The truth about DumnorixCaesar hāc ōrātiōne Liscī Dumnorīgem, Dīviciācī frātrem, dēsignārī sentiēbat,…
Chapter 19Caesar and DiviciacusQuibus rēbus cognitīs, cum ad hās suspīciōnēs certissimae rēs accēderent, quod…
Chapter 20A brother's pleaDīviciācus multīs cum lacrimīs Caesarem complexus obsecrāre coepit ne quid…
Chapter 21A night marchEōdem diē ab explōrātōribus certior factus hostēs sub monte cōnsēdisse mīlia…
Chapter 22Considius' false alarmPrīmā lūce, cum summus mōns ā Lūciō Labiēnō tenērētur, ipse ab hostium castrīs…
Chapter 23Toward BibractePostrīdiē eius diēī, quod omnīnō bīduum supererat, cum exercituī frūmentum…
Chapter 24The battle linesPostquam id animum advertit, cōpiās suās Caesar in proximum collem subdūxit…
Chapter 25The battleCaesar prīmum suō, deinde omnium ex cōnspectū remōtīs equīs, ut aequātō omnium…
Chapter 26The fight at the wagonsIta ancipitī proeliō diū atque ācriter pugnātum est.
Chapter 27SurrenderHelvētiī omnium rērum inopiā adductī lēgātōs dē dēditiōne ad eum mīsērunt.
Chapter 28Terms of peaceQuod ubi Caesar resciit, quōrum per fīnēs ierant hīs utī conquīrerent et…
Chapter 29The countIn castrīs Helvētiōrum tabulae repertae sunt litterīs Graecīs cōnfectae et ad…
Chapter 30The Gauls congratulate CaesarBellō Helvētiōrum cōnfectō tōtīus ferē Galliae lēgātī, prīncipēs cīvitātum, ad…
Chapter 31Diviciacus pleads for GaulEō conciliō dīmissō, īdem prīncipēs cīvitātum quī ante fuerant ad Caesarem…
Chapter 32The silence of the SequaniHāc ōrātiōne ab Dīviciācō habitā omnēs quī aderant magnō flētū auxilium ā…
Chapter 33Caesar decides to actHīs rēbus cognitīs Caesar Gallōrum animōs verbīs cōnfirmāvit pollicitusque est…
Chapter 34Ariovistus will not comeQuam ob rem placuit eī ut ad Ariovistum lēgātōs mitteret, quī ab eō postulārent…
Chapter 35Caesar's demandsHīs respōnsīs ad Caesarem relātīs, iterum ad eum Caesar lēgātōs cum hīs…
Chapter 36Ariovistus answersAd haec Ariovistus respondit: iūs esse bellī ut quī vīcissent iīs quōs…
Chapter 37News from the RhineHaec eōdem tempore Caesarī mandāta referēbantur et lēgātī ab Haeduīs et ā…
Chapter 38The race to VesontioCum trīduī viam prōcessisset, nūntiātum est eī Ariovistum cum suīs omnibus…
Chapter 39Panic in the campDum paucōs diēs ad Vesontiōnem reī frūmentāriae commeātūsque causā morātur, ex…
Chapter 40Caesar speaks to his officersHaec cum animadvertisset, convocātō cōnsiliō omniumque ōrdinum ad id cōnsilium…
Chapter 41The army marchesHāc ōrātiōne habitā mīrum in modum conversae sunt omnium mentēs summaque…
Chapter 42Ariovistus asks for a meetingCognitō Caesaris adventū Ariovistus lēgātōs ad eum mittit: quod anteā dē…
Chapter 43Face to facePlānitiēs erat magna et in eā tumulus terrēnus satis grandis.
Chapter 44Ariovistus answersAriovistus ad postulāta Caesaris pauca respondit, dē suīs virtūtibus multa…
Chapter 45Caesar's replyMulta ā Caesare in eam sententiam dicta sunt quārē negōtiō dēsistere nōn…
Chapter 46The meeting breaks upDum haec in conloquiō geruntur, Caesarī nūntiātum est equitēs Ariovistī propius…
Chapter 47Envoys in chainsBīduō post Ariovistus ad Caesarem lēgātōs mīsit: velle sē dē iīs rēbus quae…
Chapter 48Ariovistus cuts the supply lineEōdem diē castra prōmōvit et mīlibus passuum VI ā Caesaris castrīs sub monte…
Chapter 49A second campUbi eum castrīs sē tenēre Caesar intellēxit, nē diūtius commeātū prohibērētur,…
Chapter 50The mothers' prophecyProximō diē īnstitūtō suō Caesar ex castrīs utrīsque cōpiās suās ēdūxit…
Chapter 51The Germans are forced outPostrīdiē eius diēī Caesar praesidiō utrīsque castrīs quod satis esse vīsum est…
Chapter 52The battleCaesar singulīs legiōnibus singulōs lēgātōs et quaestōrem praefēcit, utī eōs…
Chapter 53Flight to the RhineIta proelium restitūtum est, atque omnēs hostēs terga vertērunt nec prius…
Chapter 54Winter quartersHōc proeliō trāns Rhēnum nūntiātō, Suēbī, quī ad rīpās Rhēnī vēnerant, domum…

Caesar, De Bello Gallico I. Latin text: T. Rice Holmes (Oxford, 1914), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: LatinCy, then every word checked and corrected by hand. Vocabulary: F. Ritchie (1903, public domain) and entries written for this app. English translation, notes and grammar hints: written for this app.

Gallic War, Book 1

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