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... horsemen he set off at speed and aroused the Aduatuci . Then he pressed on to the Nervii and urged them to fall on Cicero's camp . Fired by his en- thusiasm , they at once set out to do so , and as they had learnt much about their ...
... horsemen he set off at speed and aroused the Aduatuci . Then he pressed on to the Nervii and urged them to fall on Cicero's camp . Fired by his en- thusiasm , they at once set out to do so , and as they had learnt much about their ...
Page 142
... horsemen , the Aedui realized that they had been hoaxed . They cast down their arms and begged for mercy , while Litaviccus and his retainers slipped away and fled to Gergovia to join Vercingetorix . Eager to return to Gergovia with the ...
... horsemen , the Aedui realized that they had been hoaxed . They cast down their arms and begged for mercy , while Litaviccus and his retainers slipped away and fled to Gergovia to join Vercingetorix . Eager to return to Gergovia with the ...
Page 199
... horsemen , gained time for the convoy to seek refuge on ' higher ground ' , and when the Gauls saw the enemy's legions approaching they withdrew to some neighbouring hills . The account of this action is unsatisfactory . How came it ...
... horsemen , gained time for the convoy to seek refuge on ' higher ground ' , and when the Gauls saw the enemy's legions approaching they withdrew to some neighbouring hills . The account of this action is unsatisfactory . How came it ...
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CHAPTER I | 15 |
Inauguration of the Century of Revolution | 22 |
The First Civil | 28 |
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