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63.1. Caesari: dat. of agent （cf. sibi, 61 7）. Notice the emphatic position of omnia. Caesar had to do everything at one time. — vexillum: the large banner hoisted at headquarters to announce an engagement impending.

Figure 121. Vexillum.

See Fig. 121 and chapter on military affairs, II. 63.2.

proponendum [erat]: 2d periphrastic like agenda erant above; so also dandum, etc. 63.3.

tuba: the signal to take their places in the ranks See Fig. 37. — ab opere, etc : those who were already detailed must have needed further orders before going into battle. 63.4.

qui relates to the understood subject （ei） of arcessendi erant. — aggeris, materials for a mound, an unusual meaning. — arcessendi: soldiers who were out of hearing of the customary signals would need a messenger. 63.5.

cohortandi: pass., as always, though from a deponent verb; see § 190. d (135. d); B. 112. b; G. 251; H. p. 114, foot-note at end; H-B. 291. — signum dandum: the last signal for immediate action; cf. 64 5. This list includes all the functions of the commander, ordinarily extended over a considerable time. In this emergency Caesar says these needed to be done at once, and this was impossible （cf. impediebat）. But the difficulty was partially remedied by the good sense and discipline of the soldiers who did what was proper without orders. 63.7.

difficultatibus … subsidio: cf. 54 3, 6211. 63.9.

quid … oporteret: indir. quest., object of praescribere; cf. 50 2. 63.10.

quam connects similar constructions （§ 323. a (208. a); H-B. 305. 1）. 63.11.

quod: i.e. the second of the two things mentioned. — singulos, etc., had forbidden the several lieutenants to Ieave the work and their several legions. 63.12.

nisi munitis castris: abl. abs.; see note on 49 6. The meaning here is, not until after, etc. 63.13.

nihil （adv. acc., § 390. d. N. 2 (240. a); B. 176. 3. a; G. 333. I ; H. 416. 2 (378. 2); cf. H-B. 387. iii.） is stronger than nōn; nihil iam, no longer. 63.14.

quae videbantur, what seemed best.


Caesar's Gallic War. J. B. Greenough, Benjamin L. D'Ooge and M. Grant Daniell. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1898.

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