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Gai Ivli Caesaris De bello Gallico (1879)
Gai Ivli Caesaris De bello Gallico - 1879 Author:Julius Caesar Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: BOOK IV. Campaign Against The Germans. — The Suevi (Swabians), the most powerful tribe of Germans : their customs and warlike habit. They expel the Usipetes a... more »nd Tencteri, who in their turn invade Northern Gaul (1-4). Advancing to strengthen the Gauls, who are about to yield, Csesar demands that the Germans withdraw : after some parley, they furiously attack the Roman cavalry (5-12). Detaining their envoys, Cassar attacks their camp, defeats and drives them to the Rhine (13-15). He then resolves to cross the Rhine : description of the Bridge (16, 17). After a short campaign in Germany, he returns to Gaul (18, 19). First Invasion Of Britain. — Motives for the expedition: the reconnoissance and preparations (20-22). Arrival in Britain : resistance of the Britons ; valor of a Roman centurion. Caesar lands, and after a sharp battle drives back the natives, who sue for peace (23-27). Meanwhile the Roman cavalry are forced back by a storm, and the fleet is seriously injured ; on which the Britons renew hostilities (28-32). They attack a foraging party: their mode of fighting from war-chariots. Gathering a large force, they attack the Roman camp : defeating them, Cassar makes peace and returns to Gaul to avoid the stormy season (33-36). Suppressing some disturbances, he quarters his forces among the Belgians for the winter (37, 38). EA quae secuta est hieme, qui fuit annus Gnaeo Pompeio, Marco Crasso consulibus, Usipetes Germani et item Tencteri magna cum multitudine hominum flumen Rhenum transierunt, non longe a mari quo Rhenus influit. 2 Causa transeundi fuit quod, ab Suevis complures annos exagitati, bello premebantur et agricultura prohibebantur. Suevorum gens est longe maxima et bellicosissima Germanorum omnium. 3 Hi centum pngos habere dicuntur, ex quibus quo- tannis singul...« less