- 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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- urn:cts:latinLit:phi0448.phi001.humanitext-lat2:7.44.1-7.44.3
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-01
While inspecting the smaller camp, Caesar notices that a hill previously held by the enemy is abandoned; he learns from deserters that the enemy has redeployed to fortify a vital, wooded pass to prevent being completely cut off by the Romans.
Haec cogitanti1 accidere visa est facultas bene rei gerendae. Nam cum in minora castra operis perspiciendi causa venisset, animadvertit collem, qui ab hostibus tenebatur, nudatum hominibus,2 qui superioribus diebus vix prae multitudine cerni poterat.
While he was contemplating these things, an opportunity for a successful action seemed to present itself. For when he had come to the smaller camp for the purpose of inspecting the works, he noticed that a hill which was held by the enemy, and which in previous days could scarcely be seen because of the multitude, was stripped of men.
Admiratus quaerit ex perfugis causam, quorum magnus ad eum cotidie numerus confluebat.
Wondering at this, he inquired the reason from the deserters, a large number of whom flocked to him every day.
Constabat inter omnes, quod iam ipse Caesar per exploratores cognoverat, dorsum esse eius iugi prope aequum, sed hunc silvestrem et angustum, qua esset aditus ad alteram partem oppidi; huic loco vehementer illos timere nec iam aliter sentire, uno colle ab Romanis occupato, si alterum amisissent, quin paene circumvallati atque omni exitu et pabulatione interclusi viderentur:3 ad hunc muniendum omnes a Vercingetorige evocatos.
It was agreed among all—a fact which Caesar himself had already learned through scouts—that the ridge of that crest was almost level, but that this part was wooded and narrow where there was an approach to the other side of the town; they feared exceedingly for this place and now thought no other way than that, with one hill already occupied by the Romans, if they should lose the other, they would seem almost blockaded and cut off from every exit and foraging; and that all had been summoned by Vercingetorix to fortify this place.
- 7.44.1Haec cogitanti
cogitanti is the dative singular present active participle referring to Caesar. It functions as the dative of reference (or dative of the person judging) with the impersonal expression accidere visa est ('seemed to happen to [him]').
- 7.44.1nudatum hominibus
nudatum is the perfect passive participle modifying the accusative collem (or predicate in an accusative and infinitive clause with esse omitted). hominibus is an ablative of separation required by the participle nudatus ('stripped of').
- 7.44.3quin paene ... viderentur
A subjunctive clause introduced by quin following the negative expression nec iam aliter sentire ('and no longer think otherwise [than]'). quin is used with negative verbs of thinking to express an inevitable consequence ('that they would seem almost blockaded...').