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C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 7, chapter 13 (search)
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 7, chapter 15 (search)
This opinion having been approved of by unanimous consent, more than twenty towns
of the Bituriges are burned in one day. Conflagrations
are beheld in every quarter; and although all bore this with great regret, yet
they laid before themselves this consolation, that, as the victory was certain,
they could quickly recover their losses. There is a debate concerning Avaricum in the general council, whether they should decide, that
it should be burned or defended. The Bituriges threw themselves at
the feet of all the Gauls, and entreat that they
should not be compelled to set fire with their own hands to the fairest city of
almost the whole of Gaul, which was both a
protection and ornament to the state; they say that "they could easily defend
it, owing to the nature of the g
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 7, chapter 16 (search)
Vercingetorix follows closely upon Caesar
by shorter marches, and selects for his camp a place defended by woods and
marshes, at the distance of fifteen miles from Avaricum . There he received intelligence by trusty scouts, every
hour in the day, of what was going on at Avaricum , and ordered whatever he wished to be done; he closely
watched all our expeditions for corn and forage, and whenever theys going on at Avaricum , and ordered whatever he wished to be done; he closely
watched all our expeditions for corn and forage, and whenever they were
compelled to go to a greater distance, he attacked them when dispersed, and
inflicted severe loss upon them; although the evil was remedied by our men, as
far as precautions could be taken, by going forth at irregular times' and by
different ways.
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 7, chapter 18 (search)
When the towers had now approached the walls, Caesar
ascertained from the captives that Vercingetorix after destroying
the forage, had pitched his camp nearer Avaricum , and that he himself with the cavalry and light-armed
infantry, who generally fought among the horse, had gone to lay an ambuscade in
that quarter, to which he thought that our troops would come the next day to
forage. On learning these facts, he set out from the camp secretly at midnight,
and reached the camp of the enemy early in the morning. They having quickly
learned the arrival of Caesar by scouts, hid their cars
and baggage in the thickest parts of the woods, and drew up all their forces in
a lofty and open space: which circumstance being announced, Caesar immediately ordered the baggage to be piled, and the arms to
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 7, chapter 29 (search)
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 7, chapter 30 (search)
This speech was not disagreeable to the Gauls,
principally, because he himself was not disheartened by receiving so severe a
loss, and had not concealed himself, nor shunned the eyes of the people: and he
was believed to possess greater foresight and sounder judgment than the rest,
because, when the affair was undecided, he had at first been of opinion that
Avaricum should be burnt, and afterward that it should be
abandoned. Accordingly, as ill success weakens the authority of other generals,
so, on the contrary, his dignity increased daily, although a loss was sustained:
at the same time they began to entertain hopes, on his assertion, of uniting the
rest of the states to themselves, and on this occasion, for the first time, the
Gauls began to fortify their camp
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 7, chapter 31 (search)
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 7, chapter 32 (search)
Caesar, after delaying several days at Avaricum , and, finding there the greatest plenty of corn and other
provisions, refreshed his army after their fatigue and privation. The winter
being almost ended, when he was invited by the favorable season of the year to
prosecute the war and march against the enemy, [and try] whether he could draw
them from the marshes and woods, or else press them by a blockade; some noblemen
of the Aedui came to him as embassadors to entreat "that in an
extreme emergency he should succor their state; that their affairs were in the
utmost danger, because, whereas single magistrates had been usually appointed in
ancient times and held the power of king for a single year, two persons now
exercised this office, and each asserted that he was appointed according to
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 7, chapter 47 (search)
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 7, chapter 52 (search)