De Bello Gallico 6.33

The army divides

In brief. Caesar divides the army: Labienus takes three legions toward the Ocean and the Menapii, Trebonius three toward the Aduatuci, and Caesar the remaining three toward the Scheldt and the Ardennes. He promises to return in seven days.

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6.33.1Partītō exercitū Titum Labiēnum cum legiōnibus tribus ad Ōceanum versus in eās partēs quae Menapiōs attingunt proficīscī iubet;Having divided the army, he ordered Titus Labienus to set out with three legions toward the Ocean, into those parts which border on the Menapii;Note. ad Ōceanum versus: versus after ad + accusative means 'toward'. Partītō exercitū is an ablative absolute from the deponent partior used passively. 6.33.2Gāium Trebōnium cum parī legiōnum numerō ad eam regiōnem quae ad Aduatucōs adiacet dēpopulandam mittit;he sent Gaius Trebonius with an equal number of legions to lay waste the region which lies next to the Aduatuci; 6.33.3ipse cum reliquīs tribus ad flūmen Scaldem, quod īnfluit in Mosam, extrēmāsque Arduennae partīs īre cōnstituit, quō cum paucīs equitibus profectum Ambiorīgem audiēbat.he himself decided to go with the remaining three to the river Scheldt, which flows into the Meuse, and to the far parts of the Ardennes, where he heard Ambiorix had gone with a few horsemen. 6.33.4Discēdēns post diem septimum sēsē reversūrum cōnfirmat;As he left, he declared that he would return after seven days;Note. post diem septimum: 'after seven days', counted the Roman way, which includes the starting day. 6.33.4quam ad diem eī legiōnī quae in praesidiō relinquēbātur dēbērī frūmentum sciēbat.he knew that by that day grain was due to the legion which was being left on guard.

6.33.5Labiēnum Trebōniumque hortātur, sī reī pūblicae commodō facere possint, ad eum diem revertantur, ut rūrsus commūnicātō cōnsiliō explōrātīsque hostium ratiōnibus aliud initium bellī capere possint.He urged Labienus and Trebonius, if they could do so to the advantage of the state, to return by that day, so that after sharing their plans again and finding out the enemy's intentions they could make a fresh start in the war.

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Grammar in this passage: ablative absolute ×4, gerunds and gerundives ×1, indirect statement ×1, purpose clauses ×1

Latin vocabulary for this passage (62 words)

partior, -īrī, partītus sum	share out, divide
exercitus, -ūs, m.	army
cum, prep, with abl.	with
legiō, -ōnis f.	legion
trēs, tria, plur. adj.	three
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
versus (adv.)	toward, in the direction of (often after ad or in + acc.)
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
pars, partis, f.	part, side, direction
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
attingō, -tingere, -tigī, -tāctus	touch at
proficīscor, -ficīscī, -fectus sum	set out, depart, march
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussus	bid, order, command
pār, paris	equal
numerus, -ī, m.	number
regiō, -ōnis, f.	direction; country, region
adiaceō, -ēre, -uī	lie next to, border on
dēpopulor, -ārī, -ātus sum	lay waste, ravage
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus	send
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.	self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
reliquus, -a, -um	left, the remaining, the other, the rest of
flūmen, -minis, n.	river
īnfluō, -ere, -flūxī	flow into
extrēmus, -a, -um	last, extreme, furthest
que, enclitic conj.	and
eō, īre, iī, itus	go
cōnstituō, -stituere, -stituī, -stitūtus	set together or up; appoint; determine
quō, adv.	to what place? whither? to which place, whither; for which reason, wherefore, therefore; quō ūsque, till when? how long?
paucī, -ae, -a, plur. adj.	few
eques, equitis m.	horseman; (pl.) cavalry
audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	hear; listen or attend to
discēdō, -cēdere, -cessī, -cessus	go apart, withdraw, depart
post, adv.	after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.	day
septimus, -a, -um	seventh
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.	himself, herself, itself, themselves
revertor, -vertī, -versus, perf. act. -vertī	turn back, return
cōnfirmō, -firmāre, -firmāvī, -firmātus	strengthen, establish; declare, assert
praesidium, -ī, n.	protection; guard, escort
relinquō, -linquere, -līquī, -lictus	leave behind, leave
dēbeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus	owe; with infin., ought
frūmentum, -ī, n.	grain
sciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	know
hortor, -ārī, -ātus	exhort, encourage, urge
sī, conj.	if
rēs, reī, f.	thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
pūblicus, -a, -um	public, of the state (rēs pūblica: the state)
commodum, -ī n.	advantage, interest
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
possum, posse, potuī	be able, have power, can
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
rūrsus, adv.	again
commūnicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	share; in the Gospels also: make common, make (ritually) unclean
cōnsilium, -ī, n.	advice; plan, design, purpose; prudence
explōrō, -plōrāre, -plōrāvī, -plōrātus	search out, explore
hostis, -is, m. and f.	enemy, foe
ratiō, -ōnis, f.	plan, means, method, manner; reason; account
alius, -a, -ud	another, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others
initium, -ī, n.	beginning
bellum, -ī, n.	war
capiō, capere, cēpī, captus	take, catch, seize; receive, suffer; adopt

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.