[1] Callla esL omnls dlvlsa [ln parLes Lres], quarum

unam lncolunL 8elgae, allam AqulLanl, LerLlam qul

lpsorum [llngua] CelLae, [nosLra] Calll appellanLur. Pl
omnes [llngua, lnsLlLuLls, leglbus] [lnLer se] dlfferunL.
Callos [ab AqulLanls] Carumna flumen, [a 8elgls]
MaLrona eL Sequana dlvldlL.
8ed nomlnaLlve Clrcle arLlclple
Crange CenlLlve 8lue vocaLlve
urple uaLlve underllne AblaLlve AbsoluLe
Creen AccusaLlve
[8rackeLs] AblaLlve/reposlLlonal hrase
8ox Maln verb
Porum omnlum forLlsslml sunL 8elgae, propLerea quod
[a culLu aLque humanlLaLe] provlnclae longlsslme
absunL, mlnlmeque [ad eos] mercaLores saepe
commeanL aLque ea quae [ad effemlnandos anlmos]
perLlnenL lmporLanL, proxlmlque sunL Cermanls, qul
[Lrans 8henum] lncolunL, qulbuscum conLlnenLer
bellum gerunL.
[Cua de causa] PelveLll quoque rellquos Callos [vlrLuLe]
praecedunL, quod fere coLldlanls [proellls] [cum Cermanls]
conLendunL, cum auL [suls flnlbus] eos prohlbenL auL lpsl [ln
eorum flnlbus] bellum gerunL. Lorum una pars, quam Callos
obLlnere dlcLum esL, lnlLlum caplL [a flumlne 8hodano],
conLlneLur [Carumna flumlne],[Cceano], [flnlbus 8elgarum],
aLLlnglL eLlam [ab Sequanls eL PelveLlls] flumen 8henum,
verglL [ad sepLenLrlones].
8elgae [ab exLremls Calllae flnlbus] orlunLur, perLlnenL
[ad lnferlorem parLem] flumlnls 8henl, specLanL [ln
sepLenLrlonem eL orlenLem solem]. AqulLanla [a
Carumna flumlne] [ad yrenaeos monLes] eL eam
parLem Cceanl quae esL [ad Plspanlam] perLlneL,
specLaL [lnLer occasum solls eL sepLenLrlones].
[2] [Apud PelveLlos] longe noblllsslmus fulL eL
dlLlsslmus CrgeLorlx. ls [M. Messala, [eL .] M. lsone
consullbus] [regnl cupldlLaLe lnducLus] conluraLlonem
[noblllLaLls] feclL eL clvlLaLl persuaslL uL [de flnlbus suls]
[cum omnlbus coplls] exlrenL: perfaclle esse, cum
[vlrLuLe omnlbus] praesLarenL, LoLlus Calllae [lmperlo]
poLlrl.
ld hoc faclllus lls persuaslL, quod undlque locl [naLura]
PelveLll conLlnenLur: [una ex parLe] [flumlne 8heno
laLlsslmo aLque alLlsslmo], qul agrum PelveLlum [a
Cermanls] dlvldlL, [alLera ex parLe] [monLe lura
alLlsslmo], qul esL [lnLer Sequanos eL PelveLlos], [LerLla]
[lacu Lemanno] eL [flumlne 8hodano], qul provlnclam
nosLram [ab PelveLlls] dlvldlL.
[Pls rebus] flebaL uL eL mlnus laLe vagarenLur eL mlnus faclle
[flnlLlmls] bellum lnferre possenL, [qua ex parLe] [homlnes
bellandl [cupldl]} [magno dolore] adflclebanLur. [ro
mulLlLudlne auLem homlnum] eL [pro glorla belll aLque
forLlLudlnls] angusLos se flnes habere arblLrabanLur, qul [ln
longlLudlnem mllla passuum CCxL], [ln laLlLudlnem CLxxx]
paLebanL.
[3] Pls rebus adducLl eL aucLorlLaLe CrgeLorlgls permoLl
consLlLuerunL ea quae [ad proflclscendum] perLlnerenL
comparare, lumenLorum eL carrorum quam maxlmum
numerum coemere, semenLes quam maxlmas facere, uL [ln
lLlnere] copla frumenLl suppeLereL, [cum proxlmls clvlLaLlbus]
pacem eL amlclLlam conflrmare. [Ad eas res conflclendas]
blennlum slbl saLls esse duxerunL, [ln LerLlum annum]
profecLlonem [lege] conflrmanL.
[Ad eas res conflclendas] CrgeLorlx dellglLur. ls slbl legaLlonem [ad
clvlLaLes] susclplL. [ln eo lLlnere] persuadeL CasLlco,
CaLamanLaloedls flllo, Sequano, culus paLer regnum [ln Sequanls]
[mulLos annos] obLlnueraL eL [a senaLu popull 8omanl] amlcus
appellaLus eraL, uL regnum [ln clvlLaLe sua] occupareL, quod paLer
anLe habueraL, lLemque uumnorlgl Paeduo, fraLrl ulvlclacl, qul [eo
Lempore] prlnclpaLum [ln clvlLaLe] obLlnebaL ac maxlme [plebl]
accepLus eraL, uL ldem conareLur persuadeL elque flllam suam [ln
maLrlmonlum] daL.
erfaclle facLu esse lllls probaL conaLa perflcere, propLerea
quod lpse suae clvlLaLls lmperlum obLenLurus esseL: non esse
dublum quln LoLlus Calllae plurlmum PelveLll possenL, se [suls
coplls] [suoque exerclLu] lllls regna conclllaLurum conflrmaL.
Pac oraLlone adducLl [lnLer se] fldem eL lus lurandum danL eL
regno occupaLo [per Lres poLenLlsslmos ac flrmlsslmos
populos] LoLlus Calllae sese poLlrl posse speranL.
[4] La res esL PelveLlls [per lndlclum] enunLlaLa. [Morlbus
suls] CrgeLorlcem [ex vlnculls] causam dlcere coegerunL,
damnaLum poenam sequl oporLebaL, uL [lgnl] cremareLur. ule
consLlLuLa causae dlcLlonls CrgeLorlx [ad ludlclum] omnem
suam famlllam, [ad homlnum mllla decem], undlque coeglL, eL
omnes cllenLes obaeraLosque suos, quorum magnum
numerum habebaL, eodem conduxlL, [per eos] ne causam
dlcereL se erlpulL.
Cum clvlLas [ob eam rem] lnclLaLa [armls] lus suum exequl
conareLur mulLlLudlnemque homlnum [ex agrls] maglsLraLus
cogerenL, CrgeLorlx morLuus esL, neque abesL susplclo, uL
PelveLll arblLranLur, quln lpse slbl morLem consclverlL.
[3] [osL elus morLem] nlhllo mlnus PelveLll ld quod
consLlLueranL facere conanLur, uL [e flnlbus suls] exeanL. ubl
lam se [ad eam rem] paraLos esse arblLraLl sunL, opplda sua
omnla [numero ad duodeclm] vlcos [ad quadrlngenLos] rellqua
prlvaLa aedlflcla lncendunL, frumenLum omne, praeLer quod
secum porLaLurl eranL, comburunL, uL domum redlLlonls spe
sublaLa paraLlores [ad omnla perlcula] subeunda essenL, Lrlum
mensum mollLa clbarla slbl quemque domo efferre lubenL.
ersuadenL 8auracls eL 1ullngls eL LaLobrlgls flnlLlmls, uLl
eodem usl [conslllo] oppldls suls vlclsque exusLls una [cum lls]
proflclscanLur, 8olosque, qul [Lrans 8henum] lncolueranL eL
[ln agrum norlcum] LransleranL norelamque oppugnabanL,
recepLos [ad se] soclos slbl adsclscunL.
[6] LranL [omnlno] lLlnera duo, [qulbus lLlnerlbus] [domo]
exlre possenL: unum [per Sequanos], angusLum eL dlfflclle,
[lnLer monLem luram eL flumen 8hodanum], vlx [qua] slngull
carrl ducerenLur, mons auLem alLlsslmus lmpendebaL, uL faclle
perpaucl prohlbere possenL, alLerum [per provlnclam
nosLram], mulLo faclllus aLque expedlLlus, propLerea quod
[lnLer flnes PelveLlorum eL Allobrogum], qul nuper pacaLl
eranL, 8hodanus flulL [ls]que non nullls locls [vado] LranslLur.
LxLremum oppldum Allobrogum esL proxlmumque
PelveLlorum flnlbus Cenava. [Lx eo oppldo] pons [ad
PelveLlos] perLlneL. Allobroglbus sese vel persuasuros, quod
nondum [bono anlmo] [ln populum 8omanum] vlderenLur,
exlsLlmabanL vel [vl] coacLuros uL [per suos flnes] eos lre
paLerenLur. Cmnlbus rebus [ad profecLlonem] comparaLls
dlem dlcunL, [qua dle] [ad rlpam 8hodanl] omnes convenlanL.
ls dles eraL a. d. v. kal. Apr. L. lsone, A. Cablnlo consullbus.
[7] Caesarl cum ld nunLlaLum esseL, eos [per provlnclam
nosLram] lLer facere conarl, maLuraL [ab urbe] proflclscl eL
[quam maxlmls poLesL lLlnerlbus} [ln Calllam ulLerlorem]
conLendlL eL [ad Cenavam] pervenlL. [rovlnclae LoLl quam
maxlmum poLesL mlllLum numerum} lmperaL (eraL [omnlno ln
Callla ulLerlore] leglo una), ponLem, qul eraL [ad Cenavam],
lubeL resclndl.
ubl [de elus advenLu] PelveLll cerLlores facLl sunL, legaLos [ad
eum] mlLLunL noblllsslmos clvlLaLls, culus legaLlonls
nammelus eL verucloeLlus prlnclpem locum obLlnebanL, qul
dlcerenL slbl esse [ln anlmo] [slne ullo maleflclo] lLer [per
provlnclam] facere, propLerea quod allud lLer haberenL
nullum: rogare uL [elus volunLaLe] ld slbl facere llceaL.
Caesar, quod [memorla] LenebaL L. Casslum consulem
occlsum exerclLumque elus [ab PelveLlls] pulsum eL [sub
lugum] mlssum, concedendum non puLabaL, neque homlnes
[lnlmlco anlmo], daLa faculLaLe [per provlnclam] lLlnerls faclundl,
LemperaLuros [ab lnlurla eL maleflclo] exlsLlmabaL. 1amen, uL
spaLlum lnLercedere posseL dum mlllLes quos lmperaveraL
convenlrenL, legaLls respondlL dlem se [ad dellberandum]
sumpLurum: sl quld vellenL, [ad ld. Aprll.] reverLerenLur.