---
title: "Gallic War — Book VI"
author: "Julius Caesar"
translator: "W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn"
languages: [la, en]
shelf: "Classical Latin"
section: 25 of 44
url: https://scriptura.si/works/caesar-gallic-war-book-vi/25/
cite: "Julius Caesar, tr. W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn, Gallic War — Book VI, section 25. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/caesar-gallic-war-book-vi/25/"
---

# Gallic War — Book VI

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

## 25. Book VI — Chapter 25

Source: https://scriptura.si/works/caesar-gallic-war-book-vi/25/ · cite a paragraph as https://scriptura.si/works/caesar-gallic-war-book-vi/25/#p-N

[¶0] The breadth of this Hercynian forest, which has been referred to above, is to a quick traveler, a journey of nine days. For it can not be otherwise computed, nor are they acquainted with the measures of roads.

> Latin: Huius Hercyniae silvae, quae supra demonstrata est, latitudo novem dierum iter expedito patet: non enim aliter finiri potest, neque mensuras itinerum noverunt.

[¶1] It begins at the frontiers of the Helvetii, Nemetes, and Rauraci, and extends in a right line along the river Danube to the territories of the Daci and the Anartes;

> Latin: Oritur ab Helvetiorum et Nemetum et Rauracorum finibus rectaque fluminis Danubi regione pertinet ad fines Dacorum et Anartium;

[¶2] it bends thence to the left in a different direction from the river, and owing to its extent touches the confines of many nations;

> Latin: hinc se flectit sinistrorsus diversis ab flumine regionibus multarumque gentium fines propter magnitudinem adtingit;

[¶3] nor is there any person belonging to this part of Germany who says that he either has gone to the extremity of that forest, though he had advanced a journey of sixty days, or has heard in what place it begins.

> Latin: neque quisquam est huius Germaniae, qui se aut adisse ad initium eius silvae dicat, cum dierum iter LX processerit, aut, quo ex loco oriatur, acceperit.

[¶4] It is certain that many kinds of wild beast are produced in it which have not been seen in other parts; of which the following are such as differ principally from other animals, and appear worthy of being committed to record.

> Latin: Multaque in ea genera ferarum nasci constat, quae reliquis in locis visa non sint; ex quibus quae maxime differant ab ceteris et memoriae prodenda videantur haec sunt.