First Year Latin: Preparatory to Caesar

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begun to cross the river. 5. Two thousand cavalry 1 per. ished. 6. The cavalry of the enemy went around the camp of the Romans. 7. This river is crossed 2 by a ford. 8. The soldiers will return.

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Continuation of the Negotiations.

HIS legatIs Caesar ita respondit: "81 obsides mihi a vobIs dabuntur, et sr Haeduis S de injurits 4 satisfacietis quas ets sociisque 6 sorum intulistis, vobts cum 6 pacem faciam." Dtvico respondit: "Helvetii obsides accipere, non dare/ consueverunt." 8 Post hoc responsum discessit. Postero die 9 Hel vetii castra ex hoc loco moverunt, Caesar idem fecit et cum equitatii hostes sequebatur. Ita dies circiter qutndecim 10 non longo intervallo 11 iter fecerunt.u 1 See ยง 114,4. 2 See ยง 280, 1. 8 si Haeduis satisfacietis: if you make amends to the Haedui. 4 de injuriis: for the damages. 5 eis sociisque eorum: upon them and their allies (dative). 6 vobiscum: for cum appended to personal pronouns, compare ยง274, nobiscum. 10bsides accipere, non dare: to receive hostages, not to give (them); dependent on consueverunt. 8consueverunt: are 'accustomed; the perf. of consuesco has the force of the pres. 9 postero die: on the following day. 10 dies circiter quindecim: for about.Tifteen days. 11 non longo intervallo: at no long distance (ablative). U iter fecerunt: they marched; literally, made their wa1l.


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