Gallic War, Book 4

Caesar, De Bello Gallico IV

Germans cross the Rhine, Caesar bridges it, and the first landing in Britain. 38 sections, 202 sentences, each with an English translation.

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Chapter 1The Usipetes and Tencteri cross the Rhine; the SuebiEā quae secūta est hieme, quī fuit annus Cn. Pompeiō, M. Crassō cōnsulibus,…
Chapter 2German customsMercātōribus est aditus magis eō ut quae bellō cēperint quibus vēndant habeant,…
Chapter 3Empty borders; the UbiiPūblicē maximam putant esse laudem quam lātissimē ā suīs fīnibus vacāre agrōs:…
Chapter 4The Germans surprise the MenapiiIn eādem causā fuērunt Usipetēs et Tencterī, quōs suprā dīximus;
Chapter 5The fickleness of the GaulsHīs dē rēbus Caesar certior factus et īnfirmitātem Gallōrum veritus, quod sunt…
Chapter 6Caesar goes to the armyQuā cōnsuētūdine cognitā Caesar, nē graviōrī bellō, occurreret, mātūrius quam…
Chapter 7The German envoysRē frūmentāriā comparātā equitibusque dēlēctīs iter in ea loca facere coepit,…
Chapter 8Caesar's replyAd haec Caesar quae vīsum est respondit;
Chapter 9The envoys play for timeLēgātī haec sē ad suōs relātūrōs dīxērunt et rē dēlīberātā post diem tertium ad…
Chapter 10The Meuse and the RhineMosa prōfluit ex monte Vosegō, quī est in fīnibus Lingonum, et parte quādam ex…
Chapter 11More delayCaesar cum ab hoste nōn amplius passuum XII mīlibus abesset, ut erat…
Chapter 12The German cavalry attackAt hostēs, ubi prīmum nostrōs equitēs cōnspexērunt, quōrum erat V mīlium…
Chapter 13Caesar seizes the German leadersHōc factō proeliō Caesar neque iam sibi lēgātōs audiendōs neque condiciōnēs…
Chapter 14The attack on the German campAciē triplicī īnstitūtā et celeriter VIII mīlium itinere cōnfectō, prius ad…
Chapter 15The end of the Usipetes and TencteriGermānī post tergum clāmōre audītō, cum suōs interficī vidērent, armīs abiectīs…
Chapter 16Reasons for crossing the RhineGermānicō bellō cōnfectō multīs dē causīs Caesar statuit sibi Rhēnum esse…
Chapter 17The bridge over the RhineCaesar hīs dē causīs quās commemorāvī Rhēnum trānsīre dēcrēverat;
Chapter 18Across the RhineDiēbus X, quibus māteria coepta erat comportārī, omnī opere effectō exercitus…
Chapter 19Caesar returns to GaulCaesar paucōs diēs in eōrum fīnibus morātus, omnibus vīcīs aedificiīsque…
Chapter 20Caesar plans to cross to BritainExiguā parte aestātis reliquā Caesar, etsī in hīs locīs, quod omnis Gallia ad…
Chapter 21Volusenus sent aheadAd haec cognōscenda, prius quam perīculum faceret, idōneum esse arbitrātus C.…
Chapter 22The fleet is assembledDum in hīs locīs Caesar nāvium parandārum causā morātur, ex magnā parte…
Chapter 23The crossingHīs cōnstitūtīs rēbus, nactus idōneam ad nāvigandum tempestātem III. ferē…
Chapter 24The landing is opposedAt barbarī, cōnsiliō Rōmānōrum cognitō praemissō equitātū et essedāriīs, quō…
Chapter 25The eagle-bearer of the TenthQuod ubi Caesar animadvertit, nāvēs longās, quārum et speciēs erat barbarīs…
Chapter 26The fight on the beachPugnātum est ab utrīsque ācriter.
Chapter 27The Britons ask for peaceHostēs proeliō superātī, simul atque sē ex fugā recēpērunt, statim ad Caesarem…
Chapter 28A storm scatters the cavalryHīs rēbus pāce cōnfirmātā, post diem quārtum quam est in Britanniam ventum…
Chapter 29The fleet wrecked by the tideEādem nocte accidit ut esset lūna plēna, quī diēs maritimōs aestūs maximōs in…
Chapter 30The British chiefs plot a revoltQuibus rēbus cognitīs, prīncipēs Britanniae, quī post proelium ad Caesarem…
Chapter 31Caesar repairs the fleetAt Caesar, etsī nōndum eōrum cōnsilia cognōverat, tamen et ex ēventū nāvium…
Chapter 32The Seventh legion ambushedDum ea geruntur, legiōne ex cōnsuētūdine ūnā frūmentātum missā, quae…
Chapter 33How the Britons fight from chariotsGenus hoc est ex essedīs pugnae.
Chapter 34Caesar comes to the rescueQuibus rēbus perturbātīs nostrīs novitāte pugnae tempore oportūnissimō Caesar…
Chapter 35The Britons defeatedCaesar, etsī idem quod superiōribus diēbus acciderat fore vidēbat, ut, sī…
Chapter 36Peace and the return to GaulEōdem diē lēgātī ab hostibus missī ad Caesarem dē pāce vēnērunt.
Chapter 37The Morini attackQuibus ex nāvibus cum essent expositī mīlitēs circiter CCC atque in castra…
Chapter 38Winter quartersCaesar posterō diē T. Labiēnum lēgātum cum iīs legiōnibus quās ex Britanniā…

Caesar, De Bello Gallico IV. 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 4

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