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De Bello Gallico 2.34

The coastal peoples submit

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2.34.1Eōdem tempore ā P. Crassō, quem cum legiōne ūnā mīserat ad Venetōs, Venellōs, Osismōs, Coriosolitas, Esuviōs, Aulercōs, Redonēs, quae sunt maritimae cīvitātēs Ōceanumque attingunt, certior factus est omnēs eās cīvitātēs in diciōnem potestātemque populī Rōmānī esse redāctās.

At the same time Caesar was informed by Publius Crassus, whom he had sent with one legion against the Veneti, Venelli, Osismi, Coriosolites, Esuvii, Aulerci and Redones, which are coastal states on the Ocean, that all these states had been brought under the control and power of the Roman people.

Vocabulary

īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron.	the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also
tempus, temporis, n.	time, season
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)	away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
cum, prep, with abl.	with
legiō, -ōnis f.	legion
ūnus, -a, -um	one; only, alone
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus	send
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
maritimus, -a, -um	of the sea, coastal
cīvitās, -tātis, f.	state
que, enclitic conj.	and
attingō, -tingere, -tigī, -tāctus	touch at
certus, -a, -um	determined, fixed, certain; certiōrem facere, to make more certain, inform
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
omnis, -e	all, every
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
diciō, -ōnis f.	power, rule, control
potestās, -ātis f.	power, authority
populus, -ī m.	people, nation
Rōmānus, -a, -um	Roman
redigō, -ere, redēgī, redāctum	bring back; reduce (to a condition)

Caesar, De Bello Gallico II. 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.