10.
This action caused great perplexity to Caesar in the
selection of his plans; [he feared] lest, if he should confine his legions in
one place for the remaining portion of the winter, all Gaul should revolt
when the tributaries of the Aedui were subdued, because it would
appear that there was in him no protection for his friends; but if he should
draw them too soon out of their winter quarters, he might be distressed by the
want of provisions, in consequence of the difficulty of conveyance. It seemed
better, however, to endure every hardship than to alienate the affections of all
his allies, by submitting to such an insult. Having, therefore, impressed on the
Aedui the necessity of supplying him with provisions, he sends
forward messengers to the Boii to inform them of his arrival, and
encourage them to remain firm in their allegiance, and resist the attack of the
enemy with great resolution. Having left two legions and the luggage of the
entire army at Agendicum, he marches to the
Boii.
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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