Gallic War, Book 6

Caesar, De Bello Gallico VI

A second crossing of the Rhine, and Caesar's famous account of the customs of the Gauls and Germans. 44 sections, 289 sentences, each with an English translation.

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Chapter 1Caesar raises new legionsMultīs dē causīs Caesar maiōrem Galliae mōtum exspectāns per Mārcum Sīlānum,…
Chapter 2The Treveri stir up new alliesInterfectō Indutiomārō, ut docuimus, ad eius propinquōs ā Trēverīs imperium…
Chapter 3The Nervii are crushed; a council at LutetiaItaque nōndum hieme cōnfectā proximīs quattuor coāctīs legiōnibus dē imprōvīsō…
Chapter 4The Senones and Carnutes submitCognitō eius adventū Accō, quī prīnceps eius cōnsilī fuerat, iubet in oppida…
Chapter 5Caesar turns against Ambiorix and the MenapiiHāc parte Galliae pācātā tōtus et mente et animō in bellum Trēverōrum et…
Chapter 6The Menapii surrenderCaesar partītīs cōpiīs cum Gāiō Fabiō lēgātō et Mārcō Crassō quaestōre…
Chapter 7Labienus and the TreveriDum haec ā Caesare geruntur, Trēverī magnīs coāctīs peditātūs equitātūsque…
Chapter 8Labienus defeats the TreveriVix agmen novissimum extrā mūnītiōnēs prōcesserat, cum Gallī cohortātī inter…
Chapter 9The second bridge over the RhineCaesar, postquam ex Menapiīs in Trēverōs vēnit, duābus dē causīs Rhēnum…
Chapter 10The Suebi withdraw to the Bacenis forestInterim paucīs post diēbus fit ab Ubiīs certior Suēbōs omnēs in ūnum locum…
Chapter 11Factions in GaulQuoniam ad hunc locum perventum est, nōn aliēnum esse vidētur dē Galliae…
Chapter 12The Aedui, the Sequani and the RemiCum Caesar in Galliam vēnit, alterīus factiōnis prīncipēs erant Aeduī, alterīus…
Chapter 13The DruidsIn omnī Galliā eōrum hominum, quī aliquō sunt numerō atque honōre, genera sunt…
Chapter 14The teaching of the DruidsDruidēs ā bellō abesse cōnsuērunt neque tribūta ūnā cum reliquīs pendunt;
Chapter 15The knightsAlterum genus est equitum.
Chapter 16Human sacrificeNātiō est omnis Gallōrum admodum dēdita religiōnibus, atque ob eam causam, quī…
Chapter 17The gods of the GaulsDeum maximē Mercurium colunt.
Chapter 18Nights, birthdays and sonsGallī sē omnēs ab Dīte patre prognātōs praedicant idque ab druidibus prōditum…
Chapter 19Dowries, husbands and funeralsVirī, quantās pecūniās ab uxōribus dōtis nōmine accēpērunt, tantās ex suīs…
Chapter 20How news is handledQuae cīvitātēs commodius suam rem pūblicam administrāre exīstimantur, habent…
Chapter 21The gods and life of the GermansGermānī multum ab hāc cōnsuētūdine differunt.
Chapter 22No private landAgrīcultūrae nōn student, maiorque pars eōrum vīctus in lacte, cāseō, carne…
Chapter 23Wastelands, war and guestsCīvitātibus maxima laus est quam lātissimē circum sē vāstātīs fīnibus…
Chapter 24Gauls who settled in GermanyAc fuit anteā tempus, cum Germānōs Gallī virtūte superārent, ultrō bella…
Chapter 25The Hercynian forestHuius Hercyniae silvae, quae suprā dēmōnstrāta est, lātitūdō novem diērum iter…
Chapter 26An ox shaped like a stagEst bōs cervī figūrā, cuius ā mediā fronte inter aurēs ūnum cornū exsistit…
Chapter 27ElksSunt item, quae appellantur alcēs.
Chapter 28AurochsTertium est genus eōrum, quī ūrī appellantur.
Chapter 29Caesar turns back from GermanyCaesar, postquam per Ubiōs explōrātōrēs comperit Suēbōs sēsē in silvās…
Chapter 30Ambiorix escapesBasilus, ut imperātum est, facit.
Chapter 31Ambiorix scatters his peopleAmbiorīx cōpiās suās iūdiciōne nōn condūxerit, quod proeliō dīmicandum nōn…
Chapter 32Caesar sets up his base at AduatucaSegnī Condrūsīque, ex gente et numerō Germānōrum, quī sunt inter Eburōnēs…
Chapter 33The army dividesPartītō exercitū Titum Labiēnum cum legiōnibus tribus ad Ōceanum versus in eās…
Chapter 34The difficulties of fighting a scattered enemyErat, ut suprā dēmōnstrāvimus, manus certa nūlla, nōn oppidum, nōn praesidium,…
Chapter 35The Sugambri cross the RhineHaec in omnibus Eburōnum partibus gerēbantur, diēsque appetēbat septimus, quem…
Chapter 36Cicero sends out foragersCicerō, quī omnēs superiōrēs diēs praeceptīs Caesaris cum summā dīligentiā…
Chapter 37The Germans attack the campHōc ipsō tempore et cāsū Germānī equitēs interveniunt prōtinusque eōdem illō,…
Chapter 38Publius Sextius BaculusErat aeger cum praesidiō relictus Pūblius Sextius Baculus, quī prīmum pīlum ad…
Chapter 39The foragers returnInterim cōnfectā frūmentātiōne mīlitēs nostrī clāmōrem exaudiunt: praecurrunt…
Chapter 40The fight on the hillCālōnēs in proximum tumulum prōcurrunt.
Chapter 41The panic in the campGermānī dēspērātā expugnātiōne castrōrum, quod nostrōs iam cōnstitisse in…
Chapter 42Caesar's verdictReversus ille ēventūs bellī nōn ignōrāns ūnum, quod cohortēs ex statiōne et…
Chapter 43The hunt for AmbiorixCaesar rūrsus ad vexandōs hostēs profectus magnō coāctō numerō ex fīnitimīs…
Chapter 44The trial of Acco and winter quartersTālī modō vāstātīs regiōnibus exercitum Caesar duārum cohortium damnō…

Caesar, De Bello Gallico VI. 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 6

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