Gallic War, Book 5

Caesar, De Bello Gallico V

The second invasion of Britain, then a winter of revolt: Sabinus' disaster and Cicero's siege. 58 sections, 392 sentences, each with an English translation.

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Chapter 1Ships for Britain; the PirustaeL. Domitiō Ap.
Chapter 2The fleet is ready; march against the TreveriHīs cōnfectīs rēbus conventibusque perāctīs, in citeriōrem Galliam revertitur…
Chapter 3Indutiomarus and CingetorixHaec cīvitās longē plūrimum tōtīus Galliae equitātū valet magnāsque habet…
Chapter 4Caesar settles the TreveriCaesar, etsī intellegēbat quā dē causā ea dīcerentur quaeque eum rēs ab…
Chapter 5The army gathers at Portus ItiusHīs rēbus cōnstitūtīs Caesar ad portum Itium cum legiōnibus pervenit.
Chapter 6Dumnorix plots against CaesarErat ūnā cum cēterīs Dumnorīx Aeduus, dē quō ante ab nōbīs dictum est.
Chapter 7The death of DumnorixQuā rē cognitā Caesar, quod tantum cīvitātī Aeduae dignitātis tribuēbat,…
Chapter 8The second crossing to BritainHīs rēbus gestīs, Labiēnō in continente cum tribus legiōnibus et equitum…
Chapter 9The first fight in BritainCaesar expositō exercitū et locō castrīs idōneō captō, ubi ex captīvīs cognōvit…
Chapter 10A storm wrecks the fleetPostrīdiē eius diēī māne tripertītō mīlitēs equitēsque in expedītiōnem mīsit,…
Chapter 11Repairs; Cassivellaunus takes commandHīs rēbus cognitīs Caesar legiōnēs equitātumque revocārī atque in itinere…
Chapter 12The land and people of BritainBritanniae pars interior ab eīs incolitur quōs nātōs in īnsulā ipsī memoriā…
Chapter 13The shape of BritainĪnsula nātūrā triquetra, cuius ūnum latus est contrā Galliam.
Chapter 14The people of BritainEx hīs omnibus longē sunt hūmānissimī quī Cantium incolunt, quae regiō est…
Chapter 15Fighting on the marchEquitēs hostium essedāriīque ācriter proeliō cum equitātū nostrō in itinere…
Chapter 16How the Britons fightTōtō hōc in genere pugnae, cum sub oculīs omnium ac prō castrīs dīmicārētur,…
Chapter 17An attack on the foragersPosterō diē procul ā castrīs hostēs in collibus cōnstitērunt rārīque sē…
Chapter 18Crossing the ThamesCaesar cognitō cōnsiliō eōrum ad flūmen Tamesim in fīnēs Cassivellaunī…
Chapter 19Cassivellaunus' tacticsCassivellaunus, ut suprā dēmōnstrāvimus, omnī dēpositā spē contentiōnis…
Chapter 20The Trinobantes come overInterim Trinobantēs, prope firmissima eārum regiōnum cīvitās, ex quā…
Chapter 21The stronghold of CassivellaunusTrinobantibus dēfēnsīs atque ab omnī mīlitum iniūriā prohibitīs Cenimagnī,…
Chapter 22Cassivellaunus surrendersDum haec in hīs locīs geruntur, Cassivellaunus ad Cantium, quod esse ad mare…
Chapter 23The return to GaulObsidibus acceptīs exercitum redūcit ad mare, nāvēs invenit refectās.
Chapter 24The legions spread out for the winterSubductīs nāvibus conciliōque Gallōrum Samarobrīvae peractō, quod eō annō…
Chapter 25The murder of TasgetiusErat in Carnutibus summō locō nātus Tasgetius, cuius maiōrēs in suā cīvitāte…
Chapter 26Ambiorix attacks Sabinus' campDiēbus circiter XV, quibus in hīberna ventum est, initium repentīnī tumultūs ac…
Chapter 27Ambiorix's speechMittitur ad eōs colloquendī causā Gāius Arpinēius, eques Rōmānus, familiāris…
Chapter 28The council of war: Cotta's viewArpinēius et Iūnius, quae audiērunt, ad lēgātōs dēferunt.
Chapter 29Sabinus' viewContrā ea Titūrius serō factūrōs clāmitābat, cum maiōrēs manūs hostium…
Chapter 30Sabinus loses his temperHāc in utramque partem disputātiōne habitā, cum ā Cottā prīmīsque ōrdinibus…
Chapter 31The decision to marchCōnsurgitur ex cōnsiliō;
Chapter 32The ambushAt hostēs, posteāquam ex nocturnō fremitū vigiliīsque dē profectiōne eōrum…
Chapter 33Sabinus panics, Cotta keeps his headTum dēmum Titūrius, quī nihil ante prōvīdisset, trepidāre et concursāre…
Chapter 34Ambiorix's tacticsAt barbarīs cōnsilium nōn dēfuit.
Chapter 35The long fightQuō praeceptō ab eīs dīligentissimē observātō, cum quaepiam cohors ex orbe…
Chapter 36Sabinus asks for termsHīs rēbus permōtus Quīntus Titūrius, cum procul Ambiorīgem suōs cohortantem…
Chapter 37The death of Sabinus and CottaSabīnus quōs in praesentiā tribūnōs mīlitum circum sē habēbat et prīmōrum…
Chapter 38Ambiorix rouses the NerviiHāc victōriā sublātus Ambiorīx statim cum equitātū in Aduatucōs, quī erant eius…
Chapter 39The attack on Cicero's campItaque cōnfestim dīmissīs nūntiīs ad Ceutronēs, Grudiōs, Levacōs, Pleumoxiōs,…
Chapter 40The defenceMittuntur ad Caesarem cōnfestim ab Cicerōne litterae magnīs prōpositīs…
Chapter 41The Nervii try Ambiorix's trickTunc ducēs prīncipēsque Nerviōrum quī aliquem sermōnis aditum causamque…
Chapter 42The Nervii besiege the campAb hāc spē repulsī Nerviī vallō pedum IX et fossā pedum XV hīberna cingunt.
Chapter 43Fire in the campSeptimō oppugnātiōnis diē maximō coortō ventō ferventēs fūsilī ex argillā…
Chapter 44Pullo and VorenusErant in eā legiōne fortissimī virī, centuriōnēs, quī prīmīs ōrdinibus…
Chapter 45Vertico's messengerQuantō erat in diēs gravior atque asperior oppugnātiō, et maximē quod magnā…
Chapter 46Caesar sends for his legionsCaesar acceptīs litterīs hōrā circiter XI diēī statim nūntium in Bellovacōs ad…
Chapter 47Caesar sets outHōrā circiter tertiā ab antecursōribus dē Crassī adventū certior factus eō diē…
Chapter 48A letter on a spearCaesar cōnsiliō eius probātō, etsī opīniōne trium legiōnum dēiectus ad duās…
Chapter 49Caesar faces the GaulsGallī rē cognitā per explōrātōrēs obsidiōnem relinquunt, ad Caesarem omnibus…
Chapter 50Waiting at the valleyEō diē parvulīs equestribus proeliīs ad aquam factīs utrīque sēsē suō locō…
Chapter 51The trapQuibus omnibus rēbus hostēs invītātī cōpiās trādūcunt aciemque inīquō locō…
Chapter 52Caesar reaches CiceroLongius prōsequī veritus, quod silvae palūdēsque intercēdēbant neque etiam…
Chapter 53The news spreadsInterim ad Labiēnum per Rēmōs incrēdibilī celeritāte dē victōriā Caesaris fāmā…
Chapter 54Unrest in GaulAt Caesar prīncipibus cuiusque cīvitātis ad sē ēvocātīs aliās territandō, cum…
Chapter 55Indutiomarus gathers supportTrēverī vērō atque Indutiomārus tōtīus hiemis nūllum tempus intermīsērunt, quīn…
Chapter 56The armed councilUbi intellēxit ultrō ad sē venīrī, alterā ex parte Senonēs Carnutēsque…
Chapter 57Labienus waitsLabiēnus, cum et locī nātūrā et manū mūnītissumīs castrīs sēsē tenēret, dē suō…
Chapter 58The death of IndutiomarusCum maiōre in diēs contemptiōne Indutiomārus ad castra accēderet, nocte ūnā…

Caesar, De Bello Gallico V. 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.

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