- 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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Drappes and Lucterius, having procured grain, encamp ten miles from the town; Lucterius attempts to bring grain into the town by night, but is routed by Caninius's sudden attack.
Magna copia frumenti comparata considunt Drappes et Lucterius non longius ab oppido X milibus, unde paulatim frumentum in oppidum supportarent.1
Having procured a large quantity of grain, Drappes and Lucterius encamp not further than ten miles from the town, from where they might gradually bring the grain into the town.
Ipsi inter se provincias partiuntur: Drappes castris praesidio2 cum parte copiarum restitit; Lucterius agmen iumentorum ad oppidum ducit.
They divide the duties between themselves: Drappes remained with a part of the forces to guard the camp; Lucterius leads the train of beasts of burden to the town.
Dispositis ibi praesidiis hora noctis circiter decima silvestribus angustisque itineribus3 frumentum importare in oppidum instituit.
Having posted guards there, at about the tenth hour of the night, he began to import the grain into the town by narrow and wooded paths.
Quorum strepitum vigiles castrorum cum sensissent, exploratoresque missi quae gererentur renuntiassent, Caninius celeriter cum cohortibus armatis ex proximis castellis in frumentarios sub ipsam lucem impetum fecit.
When the sentries of the camp had perceived their noise, and the scouts who were sent out had reported what was going on, Caninius quickly, with armed cohorts from the nearest redoubts, made an attack on the grain-carriers just before daybreak.
Ei repentino malo perterriti diffugiunt ad sua praesidia; quae4 nostri ut viderunt, acrius contra armatos incitati neminem ex eo numero vivum capi patiuntur. Profugit inde cum paucis Lucterius nec se recipit in castra.
They, terrified by this sudden disaster, flee in all directions to their outposts; when our men saw this, being incited more fiercely against the armed men, they do not allow anyone from that number to be taken alive. Lucterius escapes from there with a few men, and does not return to the camp.
- 8.35.1supportarent
Subjunctive imperfect in a relative clause introduced by unde (= ex quo loco), expressing purpose ("in order to...").
- 8.35.2castris praesidio
Double dative construction: castris is the dative of reference/interest ("for the camp"), and praesidio is the dative of purpose/effect ("as a guard").
- 8.35.3itineribus
Ablative of route or way taken (ablative without a preposition).
- 8.35.5quae
Coordinating relative pronoun (relative connection) in the neuter plural accusative. It refers either to the whole situation of the flight of the grain-carriers or to their outposts (praesidia). It is governed by ut ("when").