- 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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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-10-26
Upon hearing of the defeat of the Nervii, the Atuatuci retreat to a naturally fortified town to entrench themselves. They are the descendants of the Cimbri and Teutones who left a garrison on this side of the Rhine during their invasion of Italy.
Atuatuci, de quibus supra diximus, cum omnibus copiis auxilio Nerviis1 venirent, hac pugna nuntiata ex itinere domum reverterunt;
The Atuatuci, of whom we have spoken above, though they were coming with all their forces to the assistance of the Nervii, when this battle was reported, returned home from their march;
cunctis oppidis castellisque desertis sua omnia in unum oppidum egregie natura munitum contulerunt.
having abandoned all their towns and forts, they conveyed all their possessions into one town remarkably fortified by nature.
Quod cum ex omnibus in circuitu partibus altissimas rupes deiectusque haberet, una ex parte leniter acclivis aditus in latitudinem non amplius pedum CC2 relinquebatur; quem locum duplici altissimo muro munierant; tum magni ponderis saxa et praeacutas trabes in muro conlocabant.
While this town had very high cliffs and precipices on all sides around it, on one side only a gently sloping approach was left, not more than two hundred feet in width; which place they had fortified with a double, very high wall; furthermore, they were placing stones of great weight and sharp-pointed logs upon the wall.
Ipsi erant ex Cimbris Teutonisque prognati, qui, cum iter in provinciam nostram atque Italiam facerent, iis impedimentis quae secum agere ac portare non poterant citra flumen Rhenum depositis custodiae [ex suis] ac praesidio3 VI milia hominum una reliquerant.
They themselves were descended from the Cimbri and Teutones, who, when they were making their march into our province and Italy, having deposited on this side of the river Rhine such baggage as they could not drive or carry with them, had left six thousand of their men together with it as a guard and garrison.
Hi post eorum obitum4 multos annos a finitimis exagitati, cum alias bellum inferrent, alias inlatum defenderent, consensu eorum omnium pace facta hunc sibi domicilio locum delegerant.
These, after the destruction of the others, having been harassed for many years by their neighbors, while at one time they waged war and at another defended themselves when war was waged upon them, when peace was established by the consensus of them all, chose this place for themselves as a habitation.
- 2.29.1auxilio Nerviis
A typical double dative construction, consisting of the dative of purpose auxilio (for assistance) and the dative of reference Nerviis (to the Nervii).
- 2.29.3non amplius pedum CC
The adverbial comparative amplius (more) is used without quam (than), followed directly by the genitive of measure pedum CC (of two hundred feet). This is a genitive of quality/measure accompanying a numeral, rather than an ablative of comparison.
- 2.29.4custodiae ac praesidio
Dative of purpose (for a guard and garrison), indicating the role they were to play in protecting the left-behind baggage (impedimentis).
- 2.29.5post eorum obitum
While Hi (these men) refers to the six thousand left behind and their descendants, eorum (their) refers to the main body of the Cimbri and Teutones who marched on into Italy and the Roman province and were subsequently destroyed.
Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-25) · Revision history (1, latest 2026-09-22)
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