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Page 136
... told his men ' that if the burden of scarcity were too bitter for them to bear he would raise the siege.'1 Nevertheless , one and all urged him to press on with it . In his turn , Vercingetorix soon ran short of forage , and to obtain ...
... told his men ' that if the burden of scarcity were too bitter for them to bear he would raise the siege.'1 Nevertheless , one and all urged him to press on with it . In his turn , Vercingetorix soon ran short of forage , and to obtain ...
Page 138
... told them that he had never agreed with the defence of Avaricum , and that the disaster had been brought about by the short- sightedness of the Bituriges ; that he would bring to his side the states which had failed to join in the ...
... told them that he had never agreed with the defence of Avaricum , and that the disaster had been brought about by the short- sightedness of the Bituriges ; that he would bring to his side the states which had failed to join in the ...
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... told and cannot conjecture.'2 Therefore , out of justice to Caesar , the account of the campaign will be uncritical . Nevertheless , because prior to his departure from Rome he relied on his legates in Spain to settle accounts with ...
... told and cannot conjecture.'2 Therefore , out of justice to Caesar , the account of the campaign will be uncritical . Nevertheless , because prior to his departure from Rome he relied on his legates in Spain to settle accounts with ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 15 |
Inauguration of the Century of Revolution | 22 |
The First Civil | 28 |
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