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title: "Gallic War — Book II"
author: "Julius Caesar"
translator: "W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn"
languages: [la, en]
shelf: "Classical Latin"
section: 22 of 35
url: https://scriptura.si/works/caesar-gallic-war-book-ii/22/
cite: "Julius Caesar, tr. W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn, Gallic War — Book II, section 22. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/caesar-gallic-war-book-ii/22/"
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# Gallic War — Book II

*Julius Caesar, tr. W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn*

## 22. Book II — Chapter 22

Source: https://scriptura.si/works/caesar-gallic-war-book-ii/22/ · cite a paragraph as https://scriptura.si/works/caesar-gallic-war-book-ii/22/#p-N

[¶0] The army having been marshaled, rather as the nature of the ground and the declivity of the hill and the exigency of the time, than as the method and order of military matters required; while the legions in the different places were withstanding the enemy, some in one quarter, some in another, and the view was obstructed by the very thick hedges intervening, as we have before remarked, neither could proper reserves be posted, nor could the necessary measures be taken in each part, nor could all the commands be issued by one person.

> Latin: Instructo exercitu magis ut loci natura [delectusque collis] et necessitas temporis quam ut rei militaris ratio atque ordo postulabat, cum diversae legiones aliae alia in parte hostibus resisterent saepibusque densissimis, ut ante demonstravimus, interiectis prospectus impediretur, neque certa subsidia conlocari neque quid in quaque parte opus esset provideri neque ab uno omnia imperia administrari poterant.

[¶1] Therefore, in such an unfavorable state of affairs, various events of fortune followed.

> Latin: Itaque in tanta rerum iniquitate fortunae quoque eventus varii sequebantur.