6.
Caesar, having divided his forces with C. Fabius, his lieutenant, and M. Crassus
his questor, and having hastily constructed some bridges, enters their country
in three divisions, burns their houses and villages, and gets possession of a
large number of cattle and men. Constrained by these circumstances the
Menapii send embassadors to him for the purpose of suing for
peace. He, after receiving hostages, assures them that he will consider them in
the number of his enemies if they shall receive within their territories either
Ambiorix or his embassadors. Having determinately settled these
things, he left among the Menapii, Commius the
Atrebatian, with some cavalry as a guard; he himself proceeds
toward the Treviri .
C. Julius Caesar. Caesar's Gallic War. Translator. W. A. McDevitte. Translator. W. S. Bohn. 1st Edition. New York. Harper & Brothers. 1869. Harper's New Classical Library.
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