- 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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Caesar sets out for Italy and begins a levy following the murder of Clodius. Seizing this opportunity, the Gallic leaders secretly plot an uprising to cut Caesar off from his army.
Quieta Gallia Caesar, ut constituerat, in Italiam ad conventus agendos proficiscitur. Ibi cognoscit de Clodii caede [de] senatusque consulto certior factus, ut omnes iuniores Italiae coniurarent,1 delectum tota provincia habere instituit.
Gaul being quiet, Caesar, as he had determined, set out for Italy to hold the assizes. There he learned of the murder of Clodius; and having been informed of the decree of the senate, that all the youth of Italy should take the military oath, he resolved to hold a levy throughout the entire province.
Eae res in Galliam Transalpinam celeriter perferuntur. Addunt ipsi et adfingunt rumoribus Galli, quod res poscere videbatur, retineri urbano motu Caesarem neque in tantis dissensionibus ad exercitum venire posse.
These matters were quickly reported to Transalpine Gaul. The Gauls themselves added to and invented rumors, as the state of affairs seemed to require, that Caesar was detained by the city disturbance and could not come to the army amidst such great dissensions.
Hac impulsi occasione, qui iam ante se populi Romani imperio subiectos dolerent2 liberius atque audacius de bello consilia inire incipiunt.
Impelled by this opportunity, those who even before were grieving that they were subjected to the empire of the Roman people, began to form plans for war more freely and boldly.
Indictis inter se principes Galliae conciliis silvestribus ac remotis locis queruntur de Acconis morte;
Having summoned councils among themselves in wooded and remote places, the leading men of Gaul lamented the death of Acco;
posse hunc casum ad ipsos recidere demonstrant: miserantur communem Galliae fortunam: omnibus pollicitationibus ac praemiis deposcunt qui belli initium faciant et sui capitis periculo Galliam in libertatem vindicent.
they pointed out that this misfortune might fall upon themselves; they pitied the common fortune of Gaul; by all kinds of promises and rewards, they demanded those who would make a beginning of the war, and at the risk of their own lives vindicate Gaul into liberty.
In primis rationem esse habendam dicunt, priusquam eorum clandestina consilia efferantur, ut Caesar ab exercitu intercludatur. Id esse facile, quod neque legiones audeant absente imperatore ex hibernis egredi, neque imperator sine praesidio ad legiones pervenire possit;
They said that, above all things, measures must be taken, before their secret plans should be divulged, to cut Caesar off from his army. They asserted that this was easy, because neither did the legions dare to go out of their winter quarters in the absence of their commander, nor could the commander reach the legions without a guard;
postremo in acie praestare interfici quam non veterem belli gloriam libertatemque quam a maioribus acceperint recuperare.3
finally, that it was better to be slain in battle than not to recover their ancient glory in war and the liberty which they had received from their ancestors.
- 7.1.1coniurarent
The intransitive verb coniurare usually means 'to conspire,' but here in a military context, it is used in the sense of 'to take the military oath together' or 'to enlist simultaneously' in times of emergency. The ut-clause functions as a noun clause explaining the content of the senatus consulto (decree of the senate).
- 7.1.3qui iam ante se populi Romani imperio subiectos dolerent
The verb dolerent is in the subjunctive imperfect, used in the relative clause (qui... dolerent) to express a characteristic or subjective reason ('since they grieved...'). It takes an accusative with infinitive construction as its object, with se as the subject accusative and subiectos (with esse omitted) as the predicate adjective.
- 7.1.8praestare interfici quam non veterem belli gloriam libertatemque... recuperare
This is an indirect discourse construction containing the infinitive of the impersonal verb praestare ('it is better'). Although it is not a comparative form, it is used with quam ('than') to express a strong preference: 'it is better to be killed (A) than not to recover (B).' The negative non directly negates recuperare.