- 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.
- Translation
- AI-generated (gemini-3.5-flash) — machine translation; may contain errors
- Languages
- 日本語 · English · 简体中文 · 한국어
- CTS URN
- urn:cts:latinLit:phi0448.phi001.humanitext-lat2:7.30.1-7.30.4
- Generated
- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-01
Due to Vercingetorix's undaunted spirit and foresight, his prestige increased, and the Gauls, despite being unaccustomed to labor, began to fortify their camp for the first time.
Fuit haec oratio non ingrata Gallis, et maxime, quod ipse animo non defecerat tanto accepto incommodo neque se in occultum abdiderat et conspectum multitudinis fugerat;
This speech was not unpleasing to the Gauls, and especially because he himself had not lost heart after receiving so great a setback, nor had he hidden himself in secret and avoided the sight of the multitude;
plusque animo providere et praesentire existimabatur,1 quod re integra2 primo incendendum Avaricum, post deserendum censuerat.
and he was thought to foresee and anticipate more in his mind, because, while the matter was still intact, he had proposed first that Avaricum should be burned, and afterwards that it should be abandoned.
Itaque ut reliquorum imperatorum res adversae auctoritatem minuunt, sic huius ex contrario dignitas incommodo accepto in dies augebatur.
Therefore, just as adversity diminishes the authority of other commanders, so, on the contrary, his prestige increased day by day despite having suffered a setback.
Simul in spem veniebant eius adfirmatione de reliquis adiungendis civitatibus; primumque eo tempore Galli castra munire instituerunt et sic sunt animo confirmati, homines insueti laboris,3 ut omnia quae imperarentur sibi patienda4 existimarent.
At the same time, they conceived hope from his assurance of joining the remaining states; and then for the first time at that time the Gauls began to fortify their camp, and they were so strengthened in spirit, though men unaccustomed to labor, that they thought all things which were ordered must be endured by them.
- 7.30.2existimabatur
The verb "existimare" is used in the personal passive construction (with Vercingetorix as the subject), taking the infinitives "providere" and "praesentire". Literally, "he was thought to foresee and anticipate (more)".
- 7.30.2re integra
An ablative absolute phrase consisting of the noun "res" and the adjective "integer". It expresses the circumstance "while the matter was still untouched" or "before any action/damage had taken place".
- 7.30.4homines insueti laboris
The nominative noun phrase "homines" stands in apposition to the subject of the main clause, "Galli". "laboris" is a genitive of reference governed by the adjective "insueti" (unaccustomed to).
- 7.30.4sibi patienda
The pronoun "sibi" is a dative of agent used with the gerundive "patienda" (which must be endured), referring back to the subject of the main clause (the Gauls). It means "must be endured by them".