De Bello Gallico 8.55

8.55.1Quō cum vēnisset, cognōscit per C. Mārcellum cōnsulem legiōnēs duās ab sē remissās, quae ex senātūs cōnsultō dēbērent ad Parthicum bellum dūcī, Cn. Pompēiō trāditās atque in Ītaliā retentās esse.When he arrived there, he learned through the consul Gaius Marcellus that the two legions he had sent back, which by decree of the senate were to be led to the Parthian war, had been handed over to Gnaeus Pompeius and kept in Italy.Note. Quō cum vēnisset: connecting relative, 'when he had arrived there'. per C. Mārcellum cōnsulem: C. Claudius Marcellus, consul in 50 BC. The two legions meant for Parthia stayed in Italy under Pompey, a sign that war was coming. 8.55.2Hōc factō quamquam nūllī erat dubium, quidnam contrā Caesarem parārētur, tamen Caesar omnia patienda esse statuit, quoad sibi spēs aliqua relinquerētur iūre potius disceptandī quam bellī gerendī.After this, although no one was in any doubt what was being prepared against Caesar, Caesar still decided to put up with everything, as long as any hope remained of settling the dispute by law rather than by war.Note. nūllī erat dubium: 'no one doubted'. quidnam … parārētur: indirect question. omnia patienda esse: gerundive of obligation, 'everything must be endured'. iūre potius disceptandī quam bellī gerendī: 'of settling the dispute by law rather than by war'. 8.55.2ContenditHe hastened ... (the text breaks off here).Note. The book breaks off here in the manuscripts: Contendit, 'He hastened …'. Caesar's own Civil War continues the story from January 49 BC.