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rum, ne I quam deditrcits populi Romani injuriam Inferrent. Re m1ntiatll. ad suos, illt se,'i1.quae imperarentur, facere JIxer\mt. Armorum magna 8 multitudine de muro in fossam, quae erat ante oppidum, [acta, sic ut prope summam 4 I) mnrt aggerisque altitudinem acervt armorum adaequarent, et tamen circiter parte tertia, ut postea. perspectum est, ce1a.ta. atque in oppido retenta, portts patefactIs, eo die pace a sunt ust, Caesar thwal-ts their attempted treachery, and sells them into slavery.
33. Sub vesperum Caesar portas elaudt mrlitssque ex 10 oppido exIre jussit, ne quam 6 nocta oppidant a. mtlitibus injnriam acciperent. 1111, ante inito, ut intellectum est, consilio, quod deditione facta. nostros praesidia deductiir1s aut dsnique ! indIligentius servaturos crediderant, partim cum ets, quae retinuerant et celaverant, armis, partim scntrs lIS ex cortice factIs aut vIminibus s intextIs, quae subito, ut temporis exiguitas postulabat, pellibus indiixerant, tertia. vigilia, qua'minime arduus ad uostras mnnrtiones ascensua videbatur, omnibus copits repente ex oppido eruptionem fecerunt. Celeriter, ut ante Caesar imperaverat, Ignibus significa- 20 tione facta, ex proximts castellts eo 10 concursum est pugnatumque ab hostibus ita acriter est, ut 11 a virIs fortibus 1 Ile quam .•• inferreDt: not to inflict any damaqe ; a Substantive Clause Developed from the Volltive. In these, as in Purpose Clauses, ne quisis regularly used instead of Itt nullus. 2 ae facere dixerunt: said that they did, or would do. We should have expected a future tense, but the present lends greater vividness to the narrative by suggesting Immediate compliance• • mapa muUitudine: with [acta, 4 aummam muri aggeriaque altitudinem: the full height of the wall and armer; i.e, the arms filled the apace between the fortlficatiolls and the head of the agger, which had already neared the walla. 6pace I11Jlt 1lIIi: obseroed peace. 6 quam: the Indefinite pronoun, allY. , denique: at least. 8 viminibua intextia: woven willowwork: like cortice, lI:ovemedby ez. 9 qua: where, 10 eo CODCuraumen: they ran thither: 287. 11 u.t a viria fortibua pugnari debuit: as brave men were bound to flght; debuit and pugnari are impersonal.