§7.1.1Quieta Gallia Caesar, ut constituerat, in Italiam ad conventus agendos proficiscitur.
being quiet, Caesar, as he had determined, set out for Italy to hold the assizes.
Ibi cognoscit de Clodii caede [de] senatusque consulto certior factus, ut omnes iuniores Italiae coniurarent, delectum tota provincia habere instituit. §7.1.2Eae res in Galliam Transalpinam celeriter perferuntur.
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. matters were quickly reported to Transalpine Gaul.
Addunt ipsi et adfingunt rumoribus Galli, quod res poscere videbatur, retineri urbano motu Caesarem neque in tantis dissensionibus ad exercitum venire posse. §7.1.3Hac impulsi occasione, qui iam ante se populi Romani imperio subiectos dolerent liberius atque audacius de bello consilia inire incipiunt. §7.1.4Indictis inter se principes Galliae conciliis silvestribus ac remotis locis queruntur de Acconis morte; §7.1.5posse 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. §7.1.6In primis rationem esse habendam dicunt, priusquam eorum clandestina consilia efferantur, ut Caesar ab exercitu intercludatur.
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. 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. summoned councils among themselves in wooded and remote places, the leading men of Gaul lamented the death of Acco; 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. said that, above all things, measures must be taken, before their secret plans should be divulged, to cut Caesar off from his army.
Id esse facile, §7.1.7quod neque legiones audeant absente imperatore ex hibernis egredi, neque imperator sine praesidio ad legiones pervenire possit; §7.1.8postremo in acie praestare interfici quam non veterem belli gloriam libertatemque quam a maioribus acceperint recuperare.
They asserted that this was easy, 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;, 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.