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De Bello Gallico 7.57
Labienus marches on Lutetia
Caesar, De Bello Gallico VII. Latin text with a sentence-by-sentence English translation, notes and vocabulary.
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Read in Lectitō7.57.1Dum haec apud Caesarem geruntur, Labiēnus eō supplēmentō, quod nūper ex Ītaliā vēnerat, relictō Agēdincī, ut esset impedīmentīs praesidiō, cum quattuor legiōnibus Lutētiam proficīscitur.
While this was going on near Caesar, Labienus left the reinforcements which had lately come from Italy at Agedincum to guard the baggage, and set out with four legions for Lutetia.
Note. Agedincī is locative, 'at Agedincum'. impedīmentīs praesidiō: a double dative, 'as a guard for the baggage'.
7.57.1Id est oppidum Parīsiōrum, quod positum est in īnsulā flūminis Sēquanae.
This is a town of the Parisii, which lies on an island in the river Seine.
7.57.2Cuius adventū ab hostibus cognitō magnae ex fīnitimīs cīvitātibus cōpiae convēnērunt.
When the enemy learned of his coming, large forces gathered from the neighbouring states.
7.57.3Summa imperī trāditur Camulogenō Aulercō, quī prope cōnfectus aetāte tamen propter singulārem scientiam reī mīlitāris ad eum est honōrem ēvocātus.
The supreme command was given to Camulogenus the Aulercan, who, though almost worn out with age, was nevertheless called to that honour because of his remarkable knowledge of warfare.
7.57.4Is cum animadvertisset perpetuam esse palūdem, quae īnflueret in Sēquanam atque illum omnem locum magnopere impedīret, hīc cōnsēdit nostrōsque trānsitū prohibēre īnstituit.
When he noticed that there was a continuous marsh which drained into the Seine and made that whole area very hard to cross, he took up his position here and set about keeping our men from crossing.
Vocabulary
| dum, conj. | while, as; as long as; until |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| apud, prep, with acc. | among, with |
| gerō, gerere, gessī, gestus | carry, wear; carry on, do |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| supplēmentum, -ī n. | reinforcement, fresh troops |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| nūper, adv. | newly, lately, recently |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus | come |
| relinquō, -linquere, -līquī, -lictus | leave behind, leave |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| impedīmentum, -ī n. | hindrance; (pl.) baggage |
| praesidium, -ī, n. | protection; guard, escort |
| cum, prep, with abl. | with |
| quattuor, indecl. adj. | four |
| legiō, -ōnis f. | legion |
| proficīscor, -ficīscī, -fectus sum | set out, depart, march |
| oppidum, -ī, n. | town |
| pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positus | place, put; pōnī with in and abl., to be placed in, rest or depend on |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| īnsula, -ae, f. | island |
| flūmen, -minis, n. | river |
| adventus, -ūs, m. | approach, arrival |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| hostis, -is, m. and f. | enemy, foe |
| cognōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, -gnitus | find out, learn; in tenses of completed action, have found out, know |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| fīnitimus, -a, -um | neighboring, adjoining |
| cīvitās, -tātis, f. | state |
| cōpia, -ae, f. | supply, abundance; plur., forces, troops |
| conveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus | come together, assemble |
| summa, -ae f. | total, sum; supreme command |
| imperium, -ī, n. | command; sway, rule |
| trādō, -dere, -didī, -ditus | give across, over, or up, deliver; hand down, relate, report |
| prope (adv. and prep. + acc.) | near, nearly |
| cōnficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectus | make or do completely, complete, finish, accomplish, make; wear out |
| aetās, -tātis, f. | age |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| propter, prep. with acc. | on account of, because of |
| singulāris, -e | single; remarkable |
| scientia, -ae, f. | knowledge, skill |
| rēs, reī, f. | thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really |
| mīlitāris, -e | military, warlike; rēs mīlitāris, art of war, warfare |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| honor, -ōris, m. | honor |
| ēvocō, -vocāre, -vocāvī, -vocātus | call out, challenge |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| animadvertō, -vertere, -vertī, -versus | turn the mind to, observe |
| perpetuus, -a, -um | continuous, perpetual; in perpetuum, for all time, forever |
| palūs, -ūdis, f. | swamp, marsh |
| īnfluō, -ere, -flūxī | flow into |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n. | place, situation |
| magnopere, adv. | greatly, very much, exceedingly; earnestly |
| impediō, -pedīre, -pedīvī, -pedītus | hinder, prevent, impede |
| hīc, adv. | here; hereupon |
| cōnsīdō, -sīdere, -sēdī, -sessus | sit down |
| noster, -tra, -trum | our |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| trānsitus, -ūs m. | crossing, passage |
| prohibeō, -hibēre, -hibuī, -hibitus | hold back, prevent, hinder |
| īnstituō, -stituere, -stituī, -stitūtus | decide upon, determine |