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The Gallic leader that led the revolt against the Romans..
Who is Ambiroxix?
This character was the brother of one of the most famous orator and consul who served as one of Caesar's legates.
Who is Quintus Tulius Cicero?
Translate this:
Diēbus circiter XV
About fifteen days
ut vulgo milites ab signis discederent, quae quisque eorum, carissima haberet, ab impedimentis petere atque arripere properaret
(asyndeton/irony/repetition/hyperbole)
asyndeton
Name one Gallic tribe that participated in Ambiorix's revolt in the winter of 54 BCE.
Eburones, Nervii, Aduatuci, Carnutes, Belgae, ...
This group destroyed troops under Sabinus and Cotta.
Who are the Eburones?
This member was Caesar's most trusted lieutenant in the Gallic War.
Who is Titus Labenius?
Translate this: Subductīs nāvibus
Having drawn up the ships
ut vulgo milites ab signis discederent, quae quisque eorum, carissima haberet, ab impedimentis petere atque arripere properaret
(asyndeton/irony/repetition/hyperbole)
How much can Caesar's soldiers fact-check his reports?(very much/somewhat/very little)
somewhat
Who is Ambirioxix?
This leader of the Belgic tribe poisoned himself when things happened to go badly for himself.
Who is Catuvolcus?
Translate This:spērāre ab eō dē suā ac mīlitum salūte impetrārī posse
He hopes that he is able to obtain from him concerning their own respect and the respect of the soldiers.
non sine
(paradox/litotes/hyperbole/irony)
Litotes
Which of the following characters does Caesar, implicitly or explicitly, praise for their military skill?
(Cicero/Cotta/Sabienus/Ambiorix)
Cicero, Cotta
This person was the leader of the Carnutes who was involved in an assasination attempt.
Who is Tasgetius?
These 2 lieutenants of Caesar helped him with his campaign in Belgium
Who are Sabinus and Cotta?
What ablative is in this sentence: Mediocri spatio relicto Pullo pilum in hostes immmittit atque unum ex multitudine procurrentem traicit.
Ablative absolute.
nec sine periculo
(hyperbole/irony/litotes/none present)
Litotes
Caesar describes the culture and agriculture of the Britons as similar to that of the Gauls(true/false)
True
What were the Roman's last resort if all of Gaul had been conquered by the Germans?
They had to rely on speed.
This person was a Spanish member in Caesar's army
Who is Quintus Titurius?
What grammatical form is seen in this sentence?
uti aliqui ex nostris ad colloquium prodiret.
Volitive Subjunctive
Aegre is dies sustentatur...
(litotes, personification, irony, oxymoron)
In what year did Caesar conduct his famed quadruple triumph, and what were two of the defeated areas?
46 BCE; Gaul, Egypt, Pontus, Numidia