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De Bello Gallico 7.6
Caesar's problem
Caesar, De Bello Gallico VII. Latin text with a sentence-by-sentence English translation, notes and vocabulary.
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Read in Lectitō7.6.1Hīs rēbus in Ītaliam Caesarī nūntiātīs, cum iam ille urbānās rēs virtūte Cn. Pompēī commodiōrem in statum pervēnisse intellegeret, in Trānsalpīnam Galliam profectus est.
When this was reported to Caesar in Italy, since he understood that affairs in the city had come to a better state through the energy of Gnaeus Pompeius, he set out for Transalpine Gaul.
Note. Gnaeus Pompeius (Pompey), sole consul in 52 B.C., had restored order in Rome after Clodius' murder.
7.6.2Eō cum vēnisset, magnā difficultāte adficiēbātur, quā ratiōne ad exercitum pervenīre posset.
When he had arrived there, he was faced with great difficulty as to how he could reach the army.
7.6.3Nam sī legiōnēs in prōvinciam arcesseret, sē absente in itinere proeliō dīmicātūrās intellegēbat;
For if he summoned the legions into the Province, he saw that they would have to fight a battle on the march without him;
7.6.4sī ipse ad exercitum contenderet, nē eīs quidem eō tempore quī quiētī vidērentur suam salūtem rēctē committī vidēbat.
if he himself hurried to the army, he saw that he could not rightly entrust his safety even to those who seemed quiet at that time.
Vocabulary
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| rēs, reī, f. | thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| nūntiō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | report, announce |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| iam, adv. | now, already |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| urbānus, -a, -um | of the city (Rome), urban |
| virtūs, -tūtis, f. | manliness, courage, bravery |
| commodus, -a, -um | convenient, suitable |
| status, -ūs m. | condition, state |
| perveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus | come through, come, arrive, reach |
| intellegō, -legere, -lēxī, -lēctus | perceive, understand |
| Trānsalpīnus, -a, -um | beyond the Alps, Transalpine |
| proficīscor, -ficīscī, -fectus sum | set out, depart, march |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| eō (adv.) | to that place, thither; to that point (usque eō); (with comparatives) by so much, all the (more) |
| veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus | come |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| difficultas, -tātis, f. | difficulty |
| adficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectus | do to, move, affect; visit, afflict |
| quī, quae, quod, interrog. pron. adj. | what? |
| ratiō, -ōnis, f. | plan, means, method, manner; reason; account |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| exercitus, -ūs, m. | army |
| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |
| nam, conj. | for |
| sī, conj. | if |
| legiō, -ōnis f. | legion |
| prōvincia, -ae f. | province; here, the Roman Province in southern Gaul |
| arcessō, -ere, -īvī, -ītus | call, summon, fetch |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| absēns, -entis | absent, away |
| iter, itineris, n. | a going, journey, march; iter facere, to journey, march |
| proelium, -ī, n. | battle, combat; proelium committere, to join battle |
| dīmicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | fight |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| contendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentus | stretch, hasten |
| nē, adv. | not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| quidem, adv. | in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even |
| tempus, temporis, n. | time, season |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| quiētus, -a, -um | quiet, at peace, calm |
| videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus | see; pass., seem |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| salūs, salūtis, f. | safety, deliverance, escape |
| rēctē (adv.) | rightly, properly; safely |
| committō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus | send together; commit, intrust; expose; proelium committere, to join battle |