De Bello Gallico 1.29

1.29.1In castrīs Helvētiōrum tabulae repertae sunt litterīs Graecīs cōnfectae et ad Caesarem relātae, quibus in tabulīs nōminātim ratiō cōnfecta erat, quī numerus domō exīsset eōrum quī arma ferre possent, et item sēparātim, quot puerī, senēs mulierēsque.In the camp of the Helvetii tablets were found, written in Greek letters, and brought to Caesar; on them a list had been drawn up, name by name, of how many had left home who could bear arms, and likewise separately how many children, old men and women.Note. litterīs Graecīs: the Gauls used the Greek alphabet for records, as Caesar mentions elsewhere. 1.29.2Quārum omnium rērum summa erat capitum Helvētiōrum mīlium CCLXIII, Tulingōrum mīlium XXXVI, Latobrigōrum XIIII, Rauracōrum XXIII, Boiōrum XXXII;The total of all these was: of the Helvetii 263,000 persons, of the Tulingi 36,000, of the Latobrigi 14,000, of the Rauraci 23,000, of the Boii 32,000; 1.29.2ex hīs quī arma ferre possent ad mīlia nōnāgintā duo.of these, those able to bear arms were about 92,000. 1.29.3Summa omnium fuērunt ad mīlia CCCLXVIII.The total of all was about 368,000. 1.29.3Eōrum quī domum rediērunt cēnsū habitō, ut Caesar imperāverat, repertus est numerus mīlium C et X.A count was taken, as Caesar had ordered, of those who returned home, and the number was found to be 110,000.