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Approach of Scipio
When he heard, while engaged on this design, that Publius
had already crossed the Padus with his army,
and was at no great distance, he was at first inclined to disbelieve the fact, reflecting that it was
not many days since he had left him near the passage of the
Rhone, and that the voyage from Marseilles to Etruria was a
long and difficult one. He was told, moreover, that from the
Tyrrhenian Sea to the Alps through Italian soil was a long
march, without good military roads. But when messenger after
messenger confirmed the intelligence with increased positiveness, he was filled with amazement and admiration at the
Consul's plan of campaign, and promptness in carrying it out.
The feelings of Publius were much the same: for he had not
expected that Hannibal would even attempt the passage of the
Alps with forces of different races, or, if he did attempt it,
that he could escape utter destruction. Entertaining such ideas
he was immensely astonished at his courage and
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 1, chapter 1 (search)
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 1, chapter 2 (search)
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 1, chapter 6 (search)
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 1, chapter 8 (search)
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 1, chapter 10 (search)
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 1, chapter 11 (search)
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 1, chapter 12 (search)
There is a river [called] the
Saone
, which flows through the territories of the Aedui and
Sequani into the
Rhone
with such incredible slowness, that it can not be determined by the eye
in which direction it flows. This the Helvetii were
crossing by rafts and boats joined together. When Caesar was informed by spies that the HRhone
with such incredible slowness, that it can not be determined by the eye
in which direction it flows. This the Helvetii were
crossing by rafts and boats joined together. When Caesar was informed by spies that the Helvetii had already conveyed three parts of their forces across
that river, but that the fourth part was left behind on this side of the
Saone
, he set out from the camp with three legions during the third watch, and
came up with that division which had not yet crossed the river. Attacking them
encumbered with baggage, and not expecting him, he cut to pieces a great part of
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 1, chapter 33 (search)