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C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 6, chapter 11 (search)
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 5, chapter 12 (search)
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 6, chapter 12 (search)
When Caesar arrived in Gaul, the
Aedui were the leaders of one faction, the Sequani
of the other. Since the latter were less powerful by themselves, inasmuch as the
chief influence was from of old among the Aedui, 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 promise to swear in their public character that they would enter into no design against
them; and held a portion of the neighboring land, seized on by force, and
possessed the sovereignty of the whole of Gaul. Divitiacus
urged by this necessity, had proceeded to Rome to the senate, for the
purpose of entreating assistance, and had returned without accomplishing his
object. A change of affairs
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 5, chapter 13 (search)
The island is triangular in its form, and one of its sides is opposite to Gaul. One angle of this side, which is in Kent
, whither almost all ships from Gaul are directed, [looks] to
the east; the lower looks to the south. This side extends about 500 miles.
Gaul are directed, [looks] to
the east; the lower looks to the south. This side extends about 500 miles.
Another side lies toward Spain and the west, on which
part is Ireland , less, as
is reckoned, than Britain, by one
half: but the passage [from it] into Britain is of
equal distance with that from Gaul. In the middle of this
voyagGaul. In the middle of this
voyage, is an island, which is called Mona:
many smaller islands besides are supposed to lie [there], of which islands some
have written that at the time of the winter solstice it is night there for
thirty consecutive days. We, in our inquiries about that matter, ascertained
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 6, chapter 13 (search)
Throughout all Gaul there are two orders of
those men who are of any rank and dignity: for the commonality is held almost in
the condition of slaves, and dares to undertake nothing of itself, and is
admitted to no deliberation. The greater part, when they of
the year in a consecrated place in the territories of the Carnutes,
which is reckoned the central region of the whole of Gaul. Hither all,
who have disputes, assemble from every part, and submit to their decrees and
determinations. This institution determinations. This institution is supposed to have been devised in Britain, and to
have been brought over from it into Gaul; and now those who desire
to gain a more accurate knowledge of that system generally proceed thither for
the purpose of studying it.
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 7, chapter 15 (search)
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 1, chapter 16 (search)
Meanwhile, Caesar kept daily importuning the
Aedui for the corn which they had promised in the name of their
state; for, in consequence of the coldness (Gaul, being as before said,
situated toward the north), not only was the corn in the fields not ripe, but
there was not in store a sufficiently large quantity even of fodder: besides he
was unable to use the corn which he had conveyed in ships up the river
Saone
, because the Helvetii, from whom he was
unwilling to retire had diverted their march from the
Saone
. The Aedui kept deferring from day to day, and saying that
it was being collected-brought in-on the road." When he saw that he was put off
too long, and that the day was close at hand on which he ought to serve
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 4, chapter 16 (search)
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 1, chapter 17 (search)
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 3, chapter 17 (search)