Commentaries on the Gallic War
Book, Chap.
1 I, 31| the vanquished Aedui, for Ariovistus the king of the Germans,
2 I, 31| former. Moreover, [as for] Ariovistus, no sooner did he defeat
3 I, 31| were to be disclosed to Ariovistus, [Divitiacus adds] that
4 I, 31| Gaul from the outrages of Ariovistus.” ~~
5 I, 32| shuddered at the cruelty of Ariovistus [even when] absent, just
6 I, 32| Sequani, who had admitted Ariovistus within their territories,
7 I, 33| he had great hopes that Ariovistus, induced both by his kindness
8 I, 33| their hostages were with Ariovistus and the Sequani, which in
9 I, 33| speedily as possible. Moreover, Ariovistus, for his part, had assumed
10 I, 34| determined to send embassadors to Ariovistus to demand of him to name
11 I, 34| of them. To this embassy Ariovistus replied, that if he himself
12 I, 36| 36 To this Ariovistus replied, that “the right
13 I, 36| into a contest with him [Ariovistus] without utter ruin to himself.
14 I, 37| able to purchase peace from Ariovistus, even by giving hostages:
15 I, 37| unite with the old troops of Ariovistus, he [Ariovistus] might be
16 I, 37| troops of Ariovistus, he [Ariovistus] might be less easily withstood.
17 I, 37| of corn, he hastened to Ariovistus by forced marches. ~~
18 I, 38| was brought to him that Ariovistus was hastening with all his
19 I, 39| which lay between them and Ariovistus, or else that the supplies
20 I, 40| or with what object. That Ariovistus, during his [Caesar’s] consulship [
21 I, 40| long duration of the war, Ariovistus, after he had many months
22 I, 40| unskilled men, not even [Ariovistus] himself expected that thereby
23 I, 41| scouts that the forces of Ariovistus were only four and twenty
24 I, 42| apprized of Caesar’s arrival, Ariovistus sends embassadors to him, [
25 I, 42| to and fro between them, Ariovistus demanded that Caesar should
26 I, 43| this mound. The cavalry of Ariovistus also took their stand at
27 I, 43| stand at an equal distance. Ariovistus then demanded that they
28 I, 43| senate’s favors toward him [Ariovistus], in that he had been styled
29 I, 43| embassadors to make, that [Ariovistus] should not make war either
30 I, 44| 44 Ariovistus briefly replied to the demands
31 I, 44| desire?—why come into his [Ariovistus] domains?—that this was
32 I, 45| deem that Gaul belonged to Ariovistus rather than to the Roman
33 I, 46| Caesar that the cavalry of Ariovistus were approaching nearer
34 I, 46| soldiery with what haughtiness Ariovistus had behaved at the conference,
35 I, 47| 47 Two days after, Ariovistus sends embassadors to Caesar,
36 I, 47| the Gallic language, which Ariovistus, by long practice, now spoke
37 I, 47| shared the hospitality of Ariovistus. He commissioned them to
38 I, 47| commissioned them to learn what Ariovistus had to say, and to report
39 I, 47| report to him. But when Ariovistus saw them before him in his
40 I, 48| in battle order, that, if Ariovistus should be willing to engage
41 I, 48| might not be wanting to him. Ariovistus all this time kept his army
42 I, 49| 49 Perceiving that Ariovistus kept himself in camp, Caesar,
43 I, 49| has been stated. Thither Ariovistus sent light troops, about
44 I, 50| about noon. Then at last Ariovistus sent part of his forces
45 I, 50| inflicted and received, Ariovistus led back his forces into
46 I, 50| his prisoners, wherefore Ariovistus did not come to an engagement,
47 I, 53| safety. Among the latter was Ariovistus, who meeting with a small
48 I, 53| slew all the rest of them. Ariovistus had two wives, one a Suevan
49 IV, 16| arising from the defeat of Ariovistus and this last battle which
50 V, 28| near; that the death of Ariovistus and our previous victories
51 V, 54| they said, “in the war with Ariovistus and in the passage of the
52 VI, 12| themselves the Germans and Ariovistus, and had brought them over
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