De Bello Gallico 1.33

1.33.1Hīs rēbus cognitīs Caesar Gallōrum animōs verbīs cōnfirmāvit pollicitusque est sibi eam rem cūrae futūram;

When he learned this, Caesar encouraged the Gauls with his words and promised that he would take care of the matter;

Note. sibi eam rem cūrae futūram: a double dative, 'that the matter would be a concern to him'.

1.33.1magnam sē habēre spem et beneficiō suō et auctōritāte adductum Ariovistum fīnem iniūriīs factūrum.

he had great hope, he said, that Ariovistus, moved by his kindness and his authority, would put an end to his wrongdoing.

1.33.1Hāc ōrātiōne habitā, concilium dīmīsit.

After this speech he dismissed the council.

1.33.2Et secundum ea multae rēs eum hortābantur quārē sibi eam rem cōgitandam et suscipiendam putāret, in prīmīs quod Haeduōs, frātrēs cōnsanguineōsque saepe numerō ā senātū appellātōs, in servitūte atque in diciōne vidēbat Germānōrum tenērī eōrumque obsidēs esse apud Ariovistum ac Sēquanōs intellegēbat;

And besides this many things urged him to think that he must consider and take up this matter: above all, he saw that the Haedui, often called brothers and kinsmen by the Senate, were held in slavery and subjection by the Germans, and he knew that their hostages were with Ariovistus and the Sequani;

Note. quārē … putāret: 'why he should think'. sibi … cōgitandam et suscipiendam: gerundives with a dative of the agent, 'had to be considered and taken up by him'.

1.33.2quod in tantō imperiō populī Rōmānī turpissimum sibi et reī pūblicae esse arbitrābātur.

and given the greatness of the Roman people's power, he thought this most shameful for himself and for the state.

1.33.3Paulātim autem Germānōs cōnsuēscere Rhēnum trānsīre et in Galliam magnam eōrum multitūdinem venīre populō Rōmānō perīculōsum vidēbat, neque sibi hominēs ferōs ac barbarōs temperātūrōs exīstimābat quīn, cum omnem Galliam occupāvissent, ut ante Cimbrī Teutonīque fēcissent, in prōvinciam exīrent atque inde in Ītaliam contenderent, praesertim cum Sēquanōs ā prōvinciā nostrā Rhodanus dīvideret;

He also saw that it was dangerous for the Roman people that the Germans should gradually grow used to crossing the Rhine and that a great number of them should come into Gaul, and he did not think that wild and savage men would hold back, once they had seized all Gaul, from going out into the Province, as the Cimbri and Teutoni had done before, and then marching into Italy, especially as only the Rhône separated the Sequani from our Province;

Note. nōn … temperātūrōs quīn … exīrent: 'would not hold back from going out'; quīn after a negative verb of hindering.

1.33.3quibus rēbus quam mātūrrimē occurrendum putābat.

he thought these dangers must be met as quickly as possible.

Note. quibus rēbus … occurrendum: impersonal gerundive with the dative, 'these things had to be met'. quam mātūrrimē: 'as quickly as possible'.

1.33.4Ipse autem Ariovistus tantōs sibi spīritūs, tantam arrogantiam sūmpserat, ut ferendus nōn vidērētur.

Ariovistus himself, moreover, had taken on such pride and such arrogance that he seemed unbearable.