Gallic War, Book 8

Hirtius, De Bello Gallico VIII

Hirtius finishes Caesar's account: the last revolts, the siege of Uxellodunum, and Gaul pacified on the eve of civil war. 56 sections, 291 sentences, each with an English translation.

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PrefaceHirtius to BalbusCoāctus assiduīs tuīs vōcibus, Balbe, cum cōtīdiāna mea recūsātiō nōn…
Chapter 1New stirrings in GaulOmnī Galliā dēvictā Caesar cum ā superiōre aestāte nūllum bellandī tempus…
Chapter 2Caesar marches against the BiturigesQuae nē opīniō Gallōrum cōnfirmārētur, Caesar Mārcum Antōnium quaestōrem suīs…
Chapter 3The Bituriges surrenderRepentīnō adventū Caesaris accidit, quod imparātīs disiectīsque accidere fuit…
Chapter 4Rewards; the Carnutes attack the BiturigesCaesar mīlitibus prō tantō labōre ac patientiā, quī brūmālibus diēbus…
Chapter 5Cenabum; the Carnutes scatteredCum fāma exercitūs ad hostēs esset perlāta, calamitāte cēterōrum ductī Carnutēs…
Chapter 6Trouble among the BellovaciCaesar tempore annī difficillimō, cum satis habēret convenientēs manūs…
Chapter 7What the prisoners saidHīs cōpiīs coāctīs ad Bellovacōs proficīscitur castrīsque in eōrum fīnibus…
Chapter 8Caesar plans to tempt the enemy outQuae Caesar cōnsentientibus plūribus cum cognōsset atque ea quae prōpōnerentur…
Chapter 9Caesar fortifies his campCum repente īnstrūctās velut in aciē certō gradū legiōnēs accēdere Gallī…
Chapter 10Skirmishes across the marshHuius mūnītiōnis duplex erat cōnsilium.
Chapter 11Caesar sends for more legionsCaesar, cum animadverteret hostem complūrēs diēs castrīs palūde et locī nātūrā…
Chapter 12The ambush of the RemiQuod cum cōtīdiē fieret ac iam cōnsuētūdine dīligentia minuerētur, quod…
Chapter 13The Germans' panicNōn intermittunt interim cōtīdiāna proelia in cōnspectū utrōrumque castrōrum,…
Chapter 14The Bellovaci try to slip awayComplūribus diēbus īsdem in castrīs cōnsūmptīs, cum propius accessisse legiōnēs…
Chapter 15The screen of fireBarbarī cōnfīsī locī nātūrā, cum dīmicāre nōn recūsārent, sī forte Rōmānī…
Chapter 16Escape behind a wall of fireCaesar, etsī discessum hostium animadvertere nōn poterat incendiīs oppositīs,…
Chapter 17Correus plans an ambushQuod cum crēbrius accideret, ex captīvō quōdam comperit Caesar Correum,…
Chapter 18The trap in the clearingHostēs in īnsidiīs dispositī, cum sibi dēlēgissent campum ad rem gerendam nōn…
Chapter 19Correus dies fightingCum dispositīs turmīs in vicem rārī proeliārentur neque ab lateribus…
Chapter 20The Bellovaci decide to surrenderTālī modō rē gestā recentibus proelī vestīgiīs ingressus Caesar, cum victōs…
Chapter 21The Bellovaci ask for mercyHōc omnibus probātō cōnsiliō Commius Atrebās ad eōs cōnfūgit Germānōs, ā quibus…
Chapter 22Caesar's replyHaec ōrantibus lēgātīs commemorat Caesar: Eōdem tempore superiōre annō…
Chapter 23The attempt on CommiusNocte īnsequentī lēgātī respōnsa ad suōs referunt, obsidēs cōnficiunt.
Chapter 24Caesar divides his armyBellicōsissimīs gentibus dēvictīs Caesar, cum vidēret nūllam iam esse cīvitātem…
Chapter 25Labienus among the TreveriCum in omnēs partēs fīnium Ambiorīgis aut legiōnēs aut auxilia dīmīsisset atque…
Chapter 26Caninius at LemonumInterim Gāius Canīnius lēgātus, cum magnam multitūdinem convēnisse hostium in…
Chapter 27Fabius relieves LemonumEōdem tempore C. Fabius lēgātus complūrēs cīvitātēs in fidem recipit, obsidibus…
Chapter 28The cavalry battle on the marchĪnsequentī nocte Fabius equitēs praemittit sīc parātōs ut cōnflīgerent atque…
Chapter 29The rout of DumnacusCum aliquamdiū summā contentiōne dīmicārētur, Dumnacus īnstruit aciem quae suīs…
Chapter 30Drappes makes for the ProvinceQuā ex fugā cum cōnstāret Drappetem Senonem, quī, ut prīmum dēfēcerat Gallia,…
Chapter 31The Carnutes and the Armorican states submitGāius Fabius cum reliquō exercitū in Carnutēs cēterāsque proficīscitur…
Chapter 32Lucterius seizes UxellodunumAt Drappēs ūnāque Lucterius, cum legiōnēs Canīniumque adesse cognōscerent nec…
Chapter 33Caninius surrounds the townQuō cum cōnfestim Gāius Canīnius vēnisset animadverteretque omnēs oppidī partēs…
Chapter 34The defenders go out for grainQuod cum animadverterent oppidānī miserrimāque Alesiae memoriā sollicitī…
Chapter 35The supply convoy destroyedMagnā cōpiā frūmentī comparātā cōnsīdunt Drappēs et Lucterius nōn longius ab…
Chapter 36Caninius destroys Drappes' campRē bene gestā Canīnius ex captīvīs comperit partem cōpiārum cum Drappete esse…
Chapter 37The siege of Uxellodunum resumesCanīnius fēlīcissimē rē gestā sine ūllō paene mīlitis vulnere ad obsidendōs…
Chapter 38Caesar punishes GutruatusCaesar interim M. Antōnium quaestōrem cum cohortibus XV in Bellovacīs…
Chapter 39Caesar hurries to UxellodunumIbi crēbrīs litterīs Canīnī fit certior quae dē Drappete et Lucteriō gesta…
Chapter 40Cutting the town off from the riverCum contrā exspectātiōnem omnium Caesar Uxellodūnum vēnisset oppidumque…
Chapter 41The ramp and the tower over the springQuōrum omnis posteā multitūdō aquātōrum ūnum in locum conveniēbat sub ipsīus…
Chapter 42The townsmen's fire attackQuō malō perterritī oppidānī cūpās sēbō, pice, scandulīs complent;
Chapter 43The spring runs dry; surrenderCaesar cum complūrēs suōs vulnerārī vidēret, ex omnibus oppidī partibus…
Chapter 44A harsh example; the fate of Drappes and LucteriusCaesar, cum suam lēnitātem cognitam omnibus scīret neque verērētur nē quid…
Chapter 45Labienus defeats the TreveriLabiēnus interim in Trēverīs equestre proelium facit secundum complūribusque…
Chapter 46Aquitania submits; winter quartersEā rē cognitā Caesar, cum in omnibus partibus Galliae bene rēs gerī vidēret…
Chapter 47Commius the raiderIbi cognōscit Commium Atrebātem proeliō cum equitātū suō contendisse.
Chapter 48Volusenus and Commius; Hirtius explains his planErat attribūtus Antōniō praefectus equitum C. Volusēnus Quadrātus quī cum eō…
Chapter 49Caesar keeps Gaul at peaceCaesar in Belgiō cum hiemāret, ūnum illud prōpositum habēbat, continēre in…
Chapter 50Caesar's journey to ItalyIpse hībernīs perāctīs contrā cōnsuētūdinem in Ītaliam quam maximīs itineribus…
Chapter 51Caesar welcomed in ItalyExceptus est Caesaris adventus ab omnibus mūnicipiīs et colōniīs incrēdibilī…
Chapter 52Labienus, Curio and the senateCum omnēs regiōnēs Galliae togātae Caesar percucurrisset, summā celeritāte ad…
Chapter 53Marcellus' attack on CaesarMagnum hoc testimōnium senātūs erat ūniversī conveniēnsque superiōrī factō.
Chapter 54Two legions for the Parthian warFit deinde senātūs cōnsultum, ut ad bellum Parthicum legiō ūna ā Cn. Pompēiō,…
Chapter 55The legions kept in ItalyQuō cum vēnisset, cognōscit per C. Mārcellum cōnsulem legiōnēs duās ab sē…

Hirtius, De Bello Gallico VIII. Latin text: T. Rice Holmes, C. Iuli Commentarii Rerum in Gallia Gestarum VII, A. Hirti Commentarius VIII (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. English translation, notes and grammar hints: written for this app.

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