Commentaries on the Gallic and Civil Wars: With the Supplementary Books Attributed to Hirtius, Including the Alexandrian, African, and Spanish WarsHarper Brothers, 1885 - 572 pàgines |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 102 - When our soldiers, about 300 in number, had been drawn out of these two ships, and were marching to the camp, the Morini, whom Caesar, when setting forth for Britain, had left in a state of peace, excited by the hope of spoil, at first surrounded them with a small number of men, and ordered them to lay down their arms, if they did not wish to be slain...
Pàgina 94 - For neither does any one except merchants generally go thither, nor even to them was any portion of it known, except the seacoast and those parts which are opposite to Gaul. Therefore, after having called up to him the merchants from all parts, he could learn neither what was the size of the island, nor what or how numerous were the nations which inhabited it, nor what system of war they followed, nor what customs they used, nor what harbors were convenient for a great number of large ships.
Pàgina 28 - brothers' would avail them naught. As to Caesar's threatening him, that he would not overlook the wrongs of the Aedui, he said that no one had ever entered into a contest with him Ariovistus without utter ruin to himself. That Caesar might enter the lists when he chose; he would feel what the invincible Germans, well-trained as they were beyond all others to arms, who for fourteen years had not been beneath a roof, could achieve by their valor.
Pàgina 154 - There is a third kind, consisting of those animals which are called uri. These are a little below the elephant in size, and of the appearance, color, and shape of a bull. Their strength and speed are extraordinary ; they spare neither man nor wild beast which they have espied.
Pàgina 520 - ... without number, who had borne arms against him, it is conjectured that the book was not written with a spirit of rancour, but of political ambition; for it was composed on such an occasion. Cicero had written an encomium upon Cato, and he gave the name of Cato to the book.
Pàgina 368 - Cassar ordered his third line to advance, which till then had not been engaged, but had kept their post. Thus, new and fresh troops having come to the assistance of the fatigued, and others having made an attack on their rear, Pompey's men were not able to maintain their ground, but all...
Pàgina 145 - ... and their dependencies were great, they had united to themselves the Germans and Ariovistus, and had brought them over to their party by great sacrifices and promises. And having fought several successful battles and slain all the nobility of the...
Pàgina 96 - ... port, and there embark and follow him. As this was performed rather tardily by them, he himself reached Britain with the first squadron of ships, about the fourth hour of the day, and there saw the forces of the enemy drawn up in arms on all the hills. The nature of the place was this : the sea was confined by mountains so close to it that a dart could be thrown from their summit upon the shore. Considering this by no means a fit place for disembarking, he remained at anchor till the ninth hour,...
Pàgina 113 - Ten and even twelve have wives common to them, and particularly brothers among brothers, and parents among their children; but if there be any issue by these wives, they are reputed to be the children of those by whom respectively each was first espoused when a virgin.
Pàgina 150 - All the Gauls assert that they are descended from the god Dis, and say that this tradition has been handed down by the Druids. For that reason they compute the divisions of every season, not by the number of days, but of nights; they keep birth-days and the beginnings of months and years in such an...