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- 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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Caninius hastens to Lemonum upon learning of the siege of Duratius, but builds a camp due to the size of the enemy forces. Dumnacus attacks the Roman camp without success and returns to besiege Lemonum.
Interim Gaius Caninius legatus, cum magnam multitudinem convenisse hostium in fines Pictonum litteris nuntiisque Durati cognosceret, qui perpetuo in amicitia manserat Romanorum, cum pars quaedam civitatis eius defecisset,1 ad oppidum Lemonum contendit.
Meanwhile, the lieutenant Gaius Caninius, when he learned from the letters and messengers of Duratius, who had remained constantly in the friendship of the Romans, although a certain part of his state had revolted, that a great multitude of the enemy had assembled in the territory of the Pictones, hastened to the town of Lemonum.
Quo2 cum adventaret atque ex captivis certius cognosceret multis hominum milibus a Dumnaco, duce Andium, Duratium clausum Lemoni3 oppugnari neque infirmas legiones hostibus committere auderet, castra posuit loco munito.
When he was approaching there and learned more definitely from the prisoners that Duratius, shut up, was being besieged at Lemonum by Dumnacus, the leader of the Andes, with many thousands of men, and since he did not dare to commit his weak legions to the enemy, he pitched camp in a fortified place.
Dumnacus, cum appropinquare Caninium cognosset, copiis omnibus ad legiones conversis castra Romanorum oppugnare instituit.
Dumnacus, when he knew that Caninius was approaching, turned all his forces toward the legions and resolved to attack the camp of the Romans.
Cum complures dies in oppugnatione consumpsisset et magno suorum detrimento nullam partem munitionum convellere potuisset, rursus ad obsidendum Lemonum4 redit.
When he had spent several days in the assault and, to the great loss of his men, had been unable to demolish any part of the fortifications, he returned again to besiege Lemonum.
- 8.26.1cum pars quaedam civitatis eius defecisset
This 'cum' clause functions concessively (although) in contrast to the main clause where Duratius remained in friendship (manserat) with the Romans, highlighting his loyalty despite the rebellion of a part of his state.
- 8.26.2Quo
A relative adverb of direction, equivalent to 'ad id oppidum' (to that place), referring back to Lemonum in the preceding sentence.
- 8.26.2Lemoni
Locative case of the town name Lemonum (second declension neuter singular), expressing place where ('at Lemonum') without a preposition.
- 8.26.4ad obsidendum Lemonum
An expression of purpose ('to besiege Lemonum') consisting of the preposition 'ad' and the gerundive 'obsidendum' agreeing in gender, number, and case with the noun 'Lemonum' (neuter accusative singular).