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The Commentaries of Caesar, Translated Into English
The Commentaries of Caesar Translated Into English Author:Julius Caesar Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: C. JULIUS COMMENTARIES OF H I S WARS in GAUL. B O O K V. I."W"N the Confulmip of Lucius Domitius, Claudius, Cefar leaving his Winter-quarters t... more »o go into Italy, as was his yearly Cuftom, gave Orders to his Lieutenants, who had the charge of'the Legions, to build as many Ships as poflible during the Winter, and to repair fuch as were old. He prefcribed the form and manner of building; ordering them to be fomewhat lower than was ufual in the Mediterranean, tor the convenience of embarking and landing his Men ; which he judged the more necefiary, as he had obferved, that by reafon of the frequent returns of the Tide, there was lefs depth of Water upon the Britifh Coaft. He likewife commanded them to be built broader than ordinary, that they might receive the greater number of Horfes and Carriages ; and to be contrived for lightnefs and expedition, to K which fc O OK which the lownefs of their Decks greatly contributed. V. He lent to Spain for the Materials neceffary in 'building and equipping them ; and having finifhed the Diet of Cifalpine Gaul, fet out for Jllyricum, upon advice that the Pirujie were laying wafte the Province by their Incurfions When he arrived there, he ordered the feveral States to furnifh their Contingents, and appointed a Place of general Rendezvous. The Report of this no fooner fpread among the Pirujiet than they fent AmbafTadors to inform him ; that nothing had been done againft the Province by publick Authority, and that they were ready to make what Satisfaction he required. Cefar pleafed with their Submiflion, ordered jthem to bring him Hoftages, and named the Day by which they were to be delivered ; threatening them with a fierce War in cafe of Difobedience. Thefe being accordingly brought by the Day prefixed, he appointed Arbitrator...« less