De Bello Gallico 7.16

7.16.1Vercingetorīx minōribus Caesarem itineribus subsequitur et locum castrīs dēligit palūdibus silvīsque mūnītum ab Avaricō longē mīlia passuum XVI. Ibi per certōs explōrātōrēs in singula diēī tempora quae ad Avaricum agerentur cognōscēbat et quid fierī vellet imperābat.

Vercingetorix follows Caesar by shorter marches and chooses for his camp a place protected by marshes and woods, sixteen miles from Avaricum. There, through trusty scouts, he learned at every hour of the day what was happening at Avaricum, and gave orders for what he wanted done.

Note. The edition prints two sentences here (… XVI. Ibi …); they are kept together as one reading unit.

7.16.3Omnīs nostrās pābulātiōnēs frūmentātiōnēsque observābat dispersōsque, cum longius necessāriō prōcēderent, adoriēbātur magnōque incommodō adficiēbat, etsī, quantum ratiōne prōvidērī poterat, ab nostrīs occurrēbātur, ut incertīs temporibus dīversīsque itineribus īrētur.

He watched all our foraging and grain-gathering, and attacked our men when they were scattered, since they had to go rather far, and caused them heavy losses, although our side met this as far as could be provided for by planning, by going at irregular times and by different routes.