- Source
- Julius Caesar. Aulus Hirtius. C. Iuli Commentarii Rerum in Gallia Gestarum VII A. Hirti Commentarius VII. Holmes, T. Rice (Thomas Rice), editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1914.
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Upon receiving a report from scouts, Caesar orders the terrain of the mountain to be investigated, commands his lieutenant Labienus to occupy the summit at night, and himself advances to pursue the enemy, sending the experienced Considius ahead with scouts.
Eodem die ab exploratoribus certior factus hostes sub monte consedisse milia passuum ab ipsius castris octo, qualis esset natura montis et qualis in circuitu ascensus qui cognoscerent1 misit.
On the same day, having been informed by scouts that the enemy had encamped at the foot of a mountain eight miles from his own camp, he sent men to find out what the nature of the mountain was, and what kind of ascent it had on a circuitous route.
Renuntiatum est facilem esse. De tertia vigilia T. Labienum, legatum pro praetore, cum duabus legionibus et iis ducibus qui iter cognoverant summum iugum montis ascendere iubet; quid sui consilii sit2 ostendit.
It was reported back that it was easy. During the third watch, he ordered T. Labienus, his lieutenant with praetorian powers, to ascend the highest ridge of the mountain with two legions and those guides who knew the road; he explained to him what his plan was.
Ipse de quarta vigilia eodem itinere quo hostes ierant ad eos contendit equitatumque omnem ante se mittit.
He himself, during the fourth watch, hastened toward them by the same route that the enemy had gone, and sent all the cavalry ahead of him.
P. Considius, qui rei militaris peritissimus habebatur et in exercitu L. Sullae et postea in M. Crassi3 fuerat, cum exploratoribus praemittitur.
P. Considius, who was considered highly experienced in military affairs, and had served in the army of L. Sulla and afterwards in that of M. Crassus, was sent ahead with the scouts.
- 1.21.1qui cognoscerent
The relative clause introduced by "qui" takes the subjunctive imperfect "cognoscerent" to express purpose ("to find out"). The direct object of "misit" (such as "eos" or "aliquos") is omitted.
- 1.21.2quid sui consilii sit
An indirect question clause depending on "ostendit". "sui consilii" is a partitive genitive or a genitive of possession/characteristic, literally meaning "what belongs to his plan," hence "what his plan was."
- 1.21.4in M. Crassi
By parallel structure with the preceding "in exercitu L. Sullae" (in the army of L. Sulla), the noun "exercitu" is omitted after "Crassi".