"De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries

occasioned by an attempt to assassinate him, viii. 23; harasses the Romans greatly, and intercepts their convoys, 47; attacks Volusenus Quadratus, and runs him through the thigh, 48; submits to Antony, on condition of not appearing in the presence of any Roman, _ibid_. Compsa, a city of Italy, _Conza,_ or _Consa_ Concordia, an ancient city of the province of _Triuli,_ in Italy, now in ruins Condr[=u]si, or Condr[=u]s[=o]nes, an ancient people of Belgium, dependent on the Treviri, whose country is now called _Condrotz_, between Liege and Namur Conetod[=u]nus heads the Carnutes in their revolt from the Romans, and the massacre at Genabum, G. vii. 3 Confluens Mosae et Rheni, the confluence of the Meuse and Rhine, or the point where the Meuse joins the Vahalis, or Waal, which little river branches out from the Rhine Convictolit[=a]nis, a division on his account among the Aeduans, C. vii. 32; Caesar confirms his election to the supreme magistracy, 33; he persuades Litavicus and his brothers to rebel, 37 Corc[=y]ra, an island of Epirus, _Corfu_ Cord[)u]ba, a city of Hispania Baetica, _Cordova;_ Caesar summons the leading men of the several states of Spain to attend him there, C. ii. 19; transactions of that assembly, 21 Corf[=i]n[)i]um, a town belonging to the Peligni, in Italy, _St. Pelino,_ al. _Penlina;_ Caesar lays siege to it, C. i. 16; and obliges it to surrender, 24 Corinth, a famous and rich city of Achaia, in Greece, in the middle of the Isthmus going into Peloponnesus Corneli[=a]na Castra, a city of Africa, between Carthage and Utica Correus, general of the Bellov[)a]ci, with six thousand foot, and a thousand horse, lies in ambush for the Roman foragers, and attacks the Roman cavalry with a small party, but is routed and killed, G. viii. 19 Cors[)i]ca, a considerable island in the Mediterranean Sea, near Sardinia, which still retains its name Cosanum, a city of Calabria, in Italy, _Cassano_ Cotta, L. Aurunculeius, dissents from Sabinus in relation to the advice given them by Ambiorix, G. v. 28; his behaviour when attacked by the Gauls, 33; is slain, with the great part of his men, after a brave resistance, 37 Cotuatus and Conetodunus massacre all the Roman merchants at Genabum, G. vii. 3 Cotus, a division on his account among the Aeduans, G. vii. 32; obliged to desist from his pretensions to the supreme magistracy, 33 Crassus, P., his expedition into Aquitaine, G. iii. 20; reduces the Sotiates, 22; and other states, obliging them to give hostages, 27 Crast[)i]nus, his character, and courage at the battle of Pharsalia, C. iii. 91; where he is killed, 99 Cr[)e]m[=o]na, an ancient city of Gallia Cisalpina, which retains its name to this day, and is the metropolis of the _Cremonese_, in Italy Crete, one of the noblest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, now called _Candia_ Critognatus, his extraordinary speech and proposal to the garrison of Alesia, G. vii. 77 Curio obliges Cato to abandon the defence of Cicily, C. i. 30; sails for Africa, and successfully attacks Varus, ii. 25; his speech to revive the courage of his men, 32; defeats Varus, 34; giving too easy credit to a piece of false intelligence, is cut off with his whole army, 42 Curiosol[=i]tae, a people of Gaul, inhabiting _Cornoualle,_ in Bretagne Cycl[)a]des, islands in the Aegean Sea, _L'Isole dell' Archipelago_ Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, between Syria and Cilicia, _Cipro_ Cyr[=e]ne, an ancient and once a fine city of Africa, situate over against Matapan, the most southern cape of Morea, _Cairoan_ Cyz[=i]cus, Atraki, formerly one of the largest cities of Asia Minor, in an island of the same name, in the Black Sea Dacia, an ancient country of Scythia, beyond the Danube, containing part of _Hungary, Transylvania, Walachia,_ and _Moldavia_ Dalm[=a]tia, a part of Illyricum, now called _Sclavonia_, lying between Croatia, Bosnia, Servia, and the Adriatic Gulf D[=a]n[)u]b[)i]us, the largest river in Europe, which rises in the Black Forest, and after flowing through that country, Bavaria, Austria, Hungary, Servia, Bulgaria, Moldavia, and Bessarabia, receiving in its course a great number of noted rivers, some say sixty, and 120 minor streams, falls into the Black or Euxine Sea, in two arms Dard[=a]nia, the ancient name of a country in Upper Moesia, which became afterwards a part of Dacia; _Rascia_, and part of _Servia_ Dec[=e]tia, a town in Gaul,_Decise_, on the Loire Delphi, a city of Achaia, _Delpho_, al. _Salona_ Delta, a very considerable province of Egypt, at the mouth of the Nile, _Errif_ Diablintes, an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting the country called _Le Perche_; al. _Diableres_, in Bretagne; al. _Lintes_ of Brabant; al. _Lendoul_, over against Britain Divit[)i][)a]cus, the Aeduan, his attachment to the Romans and Caesar, G. i. 19; Caesar, for his sake, pardons his brother Dumnorix, _ibid_.; he complains to Caesar, in behalf of the rest of the Gauls, of the cruelty of Ariovistus, 31; marches against the Bellov[)a]ci create a diversion in favour of Caesar, ii. 10; intercedes for the Bellov[)a]ci, and obtains their pardon from Caesar, 14; goes to Rome to implore aid of the senate, but without effect, vi. 12 Domitius Ahenobarbus, besieged by Caesar in Corfinium, writes to Pompey for assistance, C. i. 15; seized by his own troops, who offer to deliver him up to Caesar, 20; Caesar's generous behaviour towards him, 23; he enters Marseilles, and is entrusted with the supreme command, 36; is defeated in a sea fight by Decimus Brutus, 58; escapes with great difficulty a little before the surrender of Marseilles, ii. 22 Domitius Calvinus, sent by Caesar into Macedonia, comes very opportunely to the relief of Cassius Longinus, C. iii. 34; gains several advantages over Scipio, 32 Drapes, in conjunction with Luterius, seizes Uxellodunum, G. viii. 30; his camp stormed, and himself made prisoner, 29; he starves himself, 44 Druids, priests so called, greatly esteemed in Gaul, and possessed of many valuable privileges, G. vi. 13 D[=u]bis, a river of Burgundy, _Le Doux_ Dumn[)a]cus besieges Duracius in Limonum, G. viii. 26; is defeated by Fabius, 27 Dumn[)o]rix, the brother of Divitiacus, his character, G. i. 15; persuades the noblemen of Gaul not to go with Caesar into Britain, v. 5; deserts, and is killed for his obstinacy, 6 Duracius besieged in Limonum by Dumnacus, general of the Andes, G. viii. 26 Durocort[=o]rum, a city of Gaul, _Rheims_ D[)y]rrh[)a]ch[)i]um, a city of Macedonia, _Durazzo, Drazzi_; Caesar endeavours to enclose Pompey within his lines near that place, C. iii. 41 Ebur[=o]nes, an ancient people of Germany, inhabiting part of the country, now the bishopric of _Liege_, and the county of _Namur_. Caesar takes severe vengeance on them for their perfidy, G. vi. 34, 35 Eb[=u]r[)o]v[=i]ces, a people of Gaul, inhabiting the country of _Evreux_, in Normandy; they massacre their senate, and join with Viridovix, G. iii. 17 Egypt, see _Aegypt_ El[=a]ver, a river of Gaul, the _Allier_ Eleut[=e]ti Cadurci, a branch of the Cadurci, in Aquitania. They are called in many editions Eleutheri Cadurci, but incorrectly, since Eleutheri is a term of Greek origin, and besides could hardly be applied to a Gallic tribe like the Eleuteti, who, in place of being free [Greek: eleutheroi], seem to have been clients of the Arverni; they furnish troops to the relief of Alesia, G. vii. 75 Elis, a city of Peloponnesus, _Belvidere_ Elus[=a]tes, an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting the country of _Euse_, in Gascony Eph[)e]sus, an ancient and celebrated city of Asia Minor, _Efeso_; the temple of Diana there in danger of being stripped, G. iii. 32 Epidaurus, a maritime city of Dalmatia, _Ragusa_ Ep[=i]rus, a country in Greece, between Macedonia, Achaia, and the Ionian Sea, by some now called _Albania inferior_ Eporedorix, treacherously revolts from Caesar, G. vii. 54 Essui, a people of Gaul; the word seems to be a corruption from Aedui, C. v. 24 Etesian winds detain Caesar at Alexandria, which involves him in a new war, C. iii. 107 Eusubii, corrupted from _Unelli_, or _Lexovii_, properly the people of _Lisieux_, in Normandy Fabius, C., one of Caesar's lieutenants, sent into Spain, with three legions, C. i. 37; builds two bridges over the Segre for the convenience of foraging, 40 Fanum, a city of Umbria in Italy, _Fano_, C. i. 11 Fortune, her wonderful power and influence on matters of war, G. vi. 30 Faesulae, _Fiesoli_, an ancient city of Italy, in the duchy of Florence, anciently one of the twelve considerable cities of Etruria. Flavum, anciently reckoned the eastern mouth of the Rhine, now called the _Ulie_, and is a passage out of the Zuyder Sea into the North Sea Gab[)a]li, an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting the country of _Givaudan_. Their chief city was Anduitum, now _Mende_, G. vii. 64; they join the general confederacy of Vercingetorix, and give hostages to Luterius, G. vii. 7 Gadit[=a]ni, the people of Gades, C. ii. 18 Gal[=a]tia, a country in Asia Minor, lying between Cappadocia, Pontus, and Paphlagonia, now called _Chiangare_ Galba Sergius, sent against the Nantuates, Veragrians, and Seduni, G. iii. 1; the barbarians attack his camp unexpectedly, but are repulsed with great loss, iii. 6 Galli, the Gauls, the people of ancient Gaul, now _France_; their country preferable to that of the Germans, G. i. 31; their manner of attacking towns, ii.6; of greater stature than the Romans, 30; quick and hasty in their resolves, iii.8; forward in undertaking wars, but soon fainting under misfortunes, 19; their manners, chiefs, druids, discipline, cavalry, religion, origin, marriages, and funerals, vi.13; their country geographically described, i.1 Gall[=i]a, the ancient and renowned country of Gaul, now _France_. It was divided by the Romans into-- Gallia Cisalpina, Tonsa, or Togata, now _Lombardy_, between the Alps and the river Rubicon: and-- Gallia Transalpina, or Com[=a]ta, comprehending _France, Holland, the Netherlands_: and farther subdivided into-- Gallia Belg[)i]ca, now a part of _Lower Germany_, and the _Netherlands_, with _Picardy_; divided by Augustus into Belgica and Germania__ and the latter into Prima and Secunda Gallia Celt[)i]ca, now _France_ properly so called, divided by Augustus into Lugdun[=e]nsis, and Rothomagensis Gallia Aquitan[)i]ca, now _Gascony_; divided by Augustus into Prima, Secunda, and Tertia: and-- Gallia Narbonensis, or Bracc[=a]ta, now _Languedoc, Dauphiny_, and _Provence_ Gallograecia, a country of Asia Minor, the same as _Galatia_ Gar[=i]tes, a people of Gaul, inhabiting the country now called _Gavre, Gavaraan_ Garoceli, or Graioc[)e]li, an ancient people of Gaul, about _Mount Genis_, or _Mount Genevre_ others place them in the _Val de Gorienne_; they oppose Caesar's passage over the Alps, G. i. 10 Garumna, the _Garonne_, one of the largest rivers of France, which, rising in the Pyrenees, flows through Guienne, forms the vast Bay of Garonne, and falls, by two mouths, into the British Seas. The Garonne is navigable as far as _Toulouse_, and communicates with the Mediterranean by means of the great canal, G. i. 1 Garumni, an ancient people of Gaul, in the neighbourhood of the _Garonne_, G. iii. 27 Geld[=u]ra, a fortress of the Ubii, on the Rhine, not improbably the present village of _Gelb_, on that river eleven German miles from N[=e]us Gen[)a]bum, _Orleans_, an ancient town in Gaul, famous for the massacre of the Roman citizens committed there by the Carn[=u]tes Gen[=e]va, a city of Savoy, now a free republic, upon the borders of Helvetia, where the Rhone issues from the Lake Lemanus, anciently a city