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title: "Gallic War — Book VI"
author: "Julius Caesar"
translator: "W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn"
languages: [la, en]
shelf: "Classical Latin"
section: 4 of 44
url: https://scriptura.si/works/caesar-gallic-war-book-vi/4/
cite: "Julius Caesar, tr. W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn, Gallic War — Book VI, section 4. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/caesar-gallic-war-book-vi/4/"
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# Gallic War — Book VI

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

## 4. Book VI — Chapter 4

Source: https://scriptura.si/works/caesar-gallic-war-book-vi/4/ · cite a paragraph as https://scriptura.si/works/caesar-gallic-war-book-vi/4/#p-N

[¶0] Acco, who had been the author of that enterprise, on being informed of his arrival, orders the people to assemble in the towns; to them, while attempting this, and before it could be accomplished, news is brought that the Romans are close at hand:

> Latin: Cognito eius adventu Acco, qui princeps eius consili fuerat, iubet in oppida multitudinem convenire. Conantibus, priusquam id effici posset, adesse Romanos nuntiatur.

[¶1] through necessity they give over their design and send embassadors to Caesar for the purpose of imploring pardon; they make advances to him through the Aedui, whose state was from ancient times under the protection of Rome.

> Latin: Necessario sententia desistunt legatosque deprecandi causa ad Caesarem mittunt: adeunt per Aeduos, quorum antiquitus erat in fide civitas.

[¶2] Caesar readily grants them pardon, and receives their excuse, at the request of the Aedui, because he thought that the summer season was one for an impending war, not for an investigation.

> Latin: Libenter Caesar petentibus Aeduis dat veniam excusationemque accipit, quod aestivum tempus instantis belli, non quaestionis esse arbitrabatur.

[¶3] Having imposed one hundred hostages, he delivers these to the Aedui to be held in charge by them.

> Latin: Obsidibus imperatis centum hos Aeduis custodiendos tradit.

[¶4] To the same place the Carnutes send embassadors and hostages, employing as their mediators the Remi, under whose protection they were: they receive the same answers.

> Latin: Eodem Carnutes legatos obsidesque mittunt usi deprecatoribus Remis, quorum erant in clientela: eadem ferunt responsa.

[¶5] Caesar concludes the council and imposes a levy of cavalry on the states.

> Latin: Peragit concilium Caesar equitesque imperat civitatibus.