CommentariesH.W. Derby, 1861 |
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Adrumetum Æduans ambassadors Ambiorix ancient Ariovistus arms arrived attack baggage began Bellovaci besieged Bocchus body bravery Cæsar camp Carnutes Carthaginians Catiline cavalry centurions charge Cicero cohorts command consul corn courage danger darts defeat defend despatched Domitius drew Dyrrhachium Eburones Eduans encamped endeavoured enemy enemy's engaged favour fear fight fleet foot forage forces garrison Gaul gave Germans ground guard hastati honour hopes horse hostages hundred Indutiomarus infantry inhabitants intrenchments Italy Jugurtha king Labienus legions light-armed likewise manner Marius Masinissa Meantime Menapians Metellus military night Numidians obliged occasion order of battle party passed peace plunder Pompey Pompey's possession province pursued rampart resolved rest retired retreat returned Rhine river Romans Rome Scipio senate sent Sequani ships side siege slain soldiers soon Sylla territories thing thousand tion towers town Treviri triarii tribunes troops valour Vercingetorix victory walls whole army wounded
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Page 135 - Their way of fighting with their chariots is this : First they drive their chariots on all sides, and throw their darts, insomuch that, by the very terror of the horses and noise of the wheels, they often break the ranks of the enemy. When they have forced their way into the midst of the cavalry, they quit their chariots, and fight on foot : meantime the drivers retire a little from the combat, and place themselves in such a manner as to favor the retreat of their countrymen, should they be overpowered...
Page 133 - ... upon the enemy in flank, and by means of their engines, slings, and arrows, drive them to some distance. This proved of considerable service to our men, for what with the surprise occasioned by the make of our galleys, the motion of the oars, and the playing of the engines, the enemy were forced to halt, and in a little time began to give back.
Page 2 - ... that a man of patrician family, whose ancestors, as well as himself, had given many proofs of their affection to the Roman people, should want to overturn the government; while Cicero, a stranger, and late inhabitant of Rome, was so zealous to preserve it.
Page 161 - They are taught to repeat a great number of verses by heart, and often spend twenty years upon this institution, for it is deemed unlawful to commit their statutes to writing, though in other matters, whether public or private, they make use of Greek characters. They seem to me to follow this method for two reasons; to hide their mysteries from the knowledge of the vulgar, and to exercise the memory of their scholars...
Page 135 - Caesar came very timely to their relief; for upon his approach the enemy made a stand, and the Romans began to recover from their fear. This satisfied Caesar for the present, who not thinking it a proper season to provoke the enemy, and bring on a general engagement, stood facing them for some time, and then led back the legions to the camp. The continual rains that followed for some days after, both kept the Romans within their intrenchments, and withheld the enemy from attacking us. Meantime the...
Page 149 - At these words he sallied out of the cauip, and rushed amidst the thickest of the Gauls. Nor did Varenus decline the challenge ; but thinking his honour at stake, followed at some distance. Pulfio darted his javelin at the enemy, and transfixed a Gaul that was coming forward to engage him : who falling dead of the wound, the multitude advanced to cover him with their shields, and all poured their darts upon Pulfio, giving him no time to retire. A javelin pierced his shield, and stuck fast in his...
Page 12 - ... to grant nothing that was worth accepting : what he desired for himself, was to have sovereign command, to be at the head of armies, and engaged in new wars, in order to display his military talents. As for Cato, his only study was moderation, regular conduct, and, above all, rigorous severity : he did not vie with the rich in riches, nor in faction with the factious ; but, taking a nobler aim, he contended in bravery with the brave, in modesty with the modest, in integrity with the upright;...
Page 160 - ... and fellowship, lest they should suffer from the contagion of their misfortunes. They can neither have recourse to the law for justice, nor are capable of any public office. The Druids are all under one chief, who possesses the supreme authority in that body. Upon his death, if any one remarkably excels the rest, he succeeds ; but if there are several candidates of equal merit, the affair is determined by plurality of suffrages.
Page 13 - Faesulae on the left; while he himself, with his freedmen and the colonists, took his station by the eagle, which Caius Marius was said to have had in his army in the Cimbrian war. On the other side, Caius Antonius, who, being...
Page 4 - Catiline ; who, after Sylla's usurpation, was fired with a violent desire of seizing the government ; and, provided he could but carry his point, he was not at all solicitous by what means. His spirit, naturally violent, was daily more and more hurried on to the execution of his design by his poverty and the consciousness of his crimes ; both which evils he had heightened by the practices above mentioned. He was encouraged to it by the wickedness of the state, thoroughly debased by luxury and avarice...