"De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries · Chapter 26Act[)i]us Varus prevents Tubero from landing in Africa, C. i. 31; his forces, C. ii. 23; his camp, ibid. 25; engages Curio, ibid. 34; his danger, defeat, and stratagem, ibid. 35 (2)
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Cant[)a]bri, the Cantabrians, an ancient warlike people of Spain, properly of the provinces of Guipuscoa and Biscay; they are obliged by Afranius to furnish a supply of troops, C. i. 38
Cantium, a part of England, the county of Kent
C[)a]nus[=i]um, a city of Apulia, in Italy, Canosa. The splendid remains of antiquity discovered among the ruins of Canosa, together with its coins, establish the Grecian origin of the place
Cappadocia, a large country in Asia Minor, upon the Euxine Sea
Capr[)e]a, Capri, an island on the coast of Campania
Cap[)u]a, Capha, a city in the kingdom of Naples, in the Provincia di Lavoro
C[)a]r[)a]les, a city of Sardinia, Cagliari
C[)a]r[)a]l[)i]t[=a]ni, the people of Cagliari, in Sardinia; they declare against Pompey, and expel Cotta with his garrison, C. i. 30
Carc[)a]so, a city of Gaul, Carcassone
Carm[=o]na, a town of Hispania Baetica, Carmone; declares for Caesar, and expels the enemy's garrison, C. ii. 19
Carni, an ancient people, inhabiting a part of Noricum, whose country is still called Carniola
Carn[=u]tes, an ancient people of France, inhabiting the territory now called Chartres; Caesar quarters some troops among them, G. ii. 35; they openly assassinate Tasgetins, G. v. 25; send ambassadors to Caesar and submit, vi. 4; offer to be the first in taking up alms against the Romans, vii. 2; attack the Biturigians, but are dispersed and put to flight by Caesar. viii. 5
Carpi, an ancient people near the Danube
Cassandr[)e]a, a city of Macedonia, Cassandria
Cassi, a people of ancient Britain, the hundred of Caishow, in Hertfordshire; they send ambassadors and submit to Caesar, G. v. 21
Caesil[=i]num, a town in Italy, Castelluzzo
Cassivellaunus, chosen commander-in-chief of the confederate Britons, G. v. 11; endeavours in vain to stop the course of Caesar's conquests, 18; is obliged to submit, and accept Caesar's terms, 22
Cassius, Pompey's lieutenant, burns Caesar's fleet in Sicily, C. iii. 101
Castellum Menapiorum, Kessel, a town in Brabant, on the river Neerse, not far from the Maese
Cast[)i]cus, the son of Catam['a]ntaledes, solicited by Orgetorix to invade the liberty of his country, G. i. 3
Castra Posthumiana, a town in Hispania Baetica, Castro el Rio
Castra Vetera, an ancient city in Lower Germany, in the duchy of Cleves; some say where Santon, others where Byrthon now is
Castulonensis Saltus, a city of Hispania Tarraconensis, Castona la Vieja
Cativulcus takes up arms against the Romans at the instigation of Indutiomarus, G. v. 24; poisons himself, vi. 31
Cato of Utica, the source of his hatred to Caesar, C. i. 4; made praetor of Sicily, prepares for war, and abdicates his province, 30
Catur[)i]ges, an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting the country of Embrun, or Ambrun, or Chagres; oppose Caesar's passage over the Alps, G. i. 10
Cavalry, their institution and manner of fighting among the Germans, G. i. 48, iv. 2
Cavarillus taken and brought before Caesar, G. vii. 62
Cavarinus, the Senones attempt to assassinate him, G. v. 54; Caesar orders him to attend him with the cavalry of the Senones, vi. 5
Cebenna Mons, the mountains of the Cevennes, in Gaul, separating the Helvians from Auvergne
Celeja, a city of Noricum Mediterraneum, now Cilley
Celtae, a people of Thrace, about the mountains of Rhodope and Haemus
Celtae, an ancient people of Gaul, in that part called Gallia Comata, between the Garumna (Garonne) and Sequana (Seine), from whom that country was likewise called Gallia Celtica. They were the most powerful of the three great nations that inhabited Gaul, and are supposed to be the original inhabitants of that extensive country. It is generally supposed that they called themselves Gail, or Gael, out of which name the Greeks formed their [Greek: Keltai], and the Romans Galli. Some, however, deduce the name from the Gaelic "Ceilt," an inhabitant of the forest
Celt[)i]b[=e]ri, an ancient people of Spain, descended from the Celtae, who settled about the River Iberus, or Ebro, from whom the country was called Celtiberia, now Arragon; Afranius obliges them to furnish a supply of troops, C. i. 38
Celtillus, the father of Vercingetorix, assassinated by the Arverni, G. vii. 4
Cenimagni, or Iceni, an ancient people of Britain, inhabiting the counties of Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, and Huntingdonshire
Cenis Mons, that part of the Alps which separates Savoy from Piedmont
Cenni, an ancient people of Celtic extraction
Cenom[=a]ni, a people of Gallia Celtica, in the country now called Le Manseau, adjoining to that of the Insubres
Centr[=o]nes, an ancient people of Flanders, about the city of Courtray, dependent on the Nervians
Centr[=o]nes, an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting the country of Tarantaise
Cerauni Montes, Mountains of Epirus, Monti di Chimera
Cerc[=i]na, an island on the coast of Africa, Chercara, Cercare
Cevennes, mountains of, Caesar passes them in the midst of winter, though covered with snow six feet deep, G. vii. 8
Chara, a root which served to support Caesar's army in extreme necessity, C. iii. 48; manner of preparing it, ibid.
Chariots, manner of fighting with them among the Britons, G. iv. 33; dexterity of the British charioteers, ibid.
Cherron[=e]sus, a peninsula of Africa, near Alexandria
Cherson[=e]sus Cimbr[=i]ca, a peninsula on the Baltic, now Jutland, part of Holstein, Ditmarsh, and Sleswic
Cherusci, a great and warlike people of ancient Germany, between the Elbe and the Weser, about the country now called Mansfield, part of the duchy of Brunswick, and the dioceses of Hildesheim and Halberstadt. The Cherusci, under the command of Arminius (Hermann), lured the unfortunate Varus into the wilds of the Saltus Teutoburgiensis (Tutinger Wold), where they massacred him and his whole army. They were afterwards defeated by Germanicus, who, on his march through the forest so fatal to his countrymen, found the bones of the legions where they had been left to blanch by their barbarian conqueror.—See Tacitus's account of the March of the Roman Legions through the German forests, Annals, b. i. c. 71
Cicero, Quintus, attacked in his winter quarters by Ambi[)o]rix, G. v. 39; informs Caesar of his distress, who marches to relieve him, 46; attacked unexpectedly by the Sigambri, who are nevertheless obliged to retire, vi. 36
Cimbri, the Jutlanders, a very ancient northern people, who inhabited Chersonesus Cimbrica
Cing[)e]t[)o]rix, the leader of one of the factions among the Treviri, and firmly attached to Caesar, G. v. 3; declared a public enemy, and his goods confiscated by Indutiom[)a]rus, 56
Cing[)u]lum, a town of Pic[=e]num, in Italy, Cingoli
Cleopatra, engaged in a war with her brother Ptolemy, C. iii. 103
Clod[)i]us sent by Caesar to Scipio, to treat about a peace, but without effect, C. iii. 90
Cocas[=a]tes, a people of Gaul, according to some the Bazadois
Caelius Rufus raises a sedition in Rome, C. iii. 20; is expelled that city, then joins with Milo, 21; he is killed, 22
C[)o]imbra, an ancient city of Portugal, once destroyed, but now rebuilt, on the river Mendego
Colchis, a country in Asia, near Pontus, including the present Mingrelia and Georgia
Com[=a]na Pont[)i]ca, a city of Asia Minor, Com, or, Tabachzan
Com[=a]na of Cappadocia, Arminacha
Comius sent by Caesar into Britain to dispose the British states to submit, G. iv. 21; persuades the Bellov[)a]ci to furnish their contingent to the relief of Alesia, vii. 76; his distrust of the Romans, occasioned by an attempt to assassinate him, viii. 23; harasses the Romans greatly, and intercepts their convoys, 47; attacks Volusenus Quadratus, and runs him through the thigh, 48; submits to Antony, on condition of not appearing in the presence of any Roman, ibid.
Compsa, a city of Italy, Conza, or Consa
Concordia, an ancient city of the province of Triuli, in Italy, now in ruins
Condr[=u]si, or Condr[=u]s[=o]nes, an ancient people of Belgium, dependent on the Treviri, whose country is now called Condrotz, between Liege and Namur
Conetod[=u]nus heads the Carnutes in their revolt from the Romans, and the massacre at Genabum, G. vii. 3
Confluens Mosae et Rheni, the confluence of the Meuse and Rhine, or the point where the Meuse joins the Vahalis, or Waal, which little river branches out from the Rhine
Convictolit[=a]nis, a division on his account among the Aeduans, C. vii. 32; Caesar confirms his election to the supreme magistracy, 33; he persuades Litavicus and his brothers to rebel, 37
Corc[=y]ra, an island of Epirus, Corfu
Cord[)u]ba, a city of Hispania Baetica, Cordova; Caesar summons the leading men of the several states of Spain to attend him there, C. ii. 19; transactions of that assembly, 21
Corf[=i]n[)i]um, a town belonging to the Peligni, in Italy, St. Pelino, al. Penlina; Caesar lays siege to it, C. i. 16; and obliges it to surrender, 24
Corinth, a famous and rich city of Achaia, in Greece, in the middle of the Isthmus going into Peloponnesus
Corneli[=a]na Castra, a city of Africa, between Carthage and Utica
Correus, general of the Bellov[)a]ci, with six thousand foot, and a thousand horse, lies in ambush for the Roman foragers, and attacks the Roman cavalry with a small party, but is routed and killed, G. viii. 19
Cors[)i]ca, a considerable island in the Mediterranean Sea, near Sardinia, which still retains its name
Cosanum, a city of Calabria, in Italy, Cassano
Cotta, L. Aurunculeius, dissents from Sabinus in relation to the advice given them by Ambiorix, G. v. 28; his behaviour when attacked by the Gauls, 33; is slain, with the great part of his men, after a brave resistance, 37
Cotuatus and Conetodunus massacre all the Roman merchants at Genabum, G. vii. 3
Cotus, a division on his account among the Aeduans, G. vii. 32; obliged to desist from his pretensions to the supreme magistracy, 33
Crassus, P., his expedition into Aquitaine, G. iii. 20; reduces the Sotiates, 22; and other states, obliging them to give hostages, 27
Crast[)i]nus, his character, and courage at the battle of Pharsalia, C. iii. 91; where he is killed, 99
Cr[)e]m[=o]na, an ancient city of Gallia Cisalpina, which retains its name to this day, and is the metropolis of the Cremonese, in Italy
Crete, one of the noblest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, now called Candia
Critognatus, his extraordinary speech and proposal to the garrison of Alesia, G. vii. 77
Curio obliges Cato to abandon the defence of Cicily, C. i. 30; sails for Africa, and successfully attacks Varus, ii. 25; his speech to revive the courage of his men, 32; defeats Varus, 34; giving too easy credit to a piece of false intelligence, is cut off with his whole army, 42
Curiosol[=i]tae, a people of Gaul, inhabiting Cornoualle, in Bretagne
Cycl[)a]des, islands in the Aegean Sea, L'Isole dell' Archipelago
Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, between Syria and Cilicia, Cipro
Cyr[=e]ne, an ancient and once a fine city of Africa, situate over against Matapan, the most southern cape of Morea, Cairoan
Cyz[=i]cus, Atraki, formerly one of the largest cities of Asia Minor, in an island of the same name, in the Black Sea
Dacia, an ancient country of Scythia, beyond the Danube, containing part of Hungary, Transylvania, Walachia, and Moldavia
Dalm[=a]tia, a part of Illyricum, now called Sclavonia, lying between Croatia, Bosnia, Servia, and the Adriatic Gulf
D[=a]n[)u]b[)i]us, the largest river in Europe, which rises in the Black Forest, and after flowing through that country, Bavaria, Austria, Hungary, Servia, Bulgaria, Moldavia, and Bessarabia, receiving in its course a great number of noted rivers, some say sixty, and 120 minor streams, falls into the Black or Euxine Sea, in two arms
Dard[=a]nia, the ancient name of a country in Upper Moesia, which became afterwards a part of Dacia; Rascia, and part of Servia
Dec[=e]tia, a town in Gaul,Decise, on the Loire
Delphi, a city of Achaia, Delpho, al. Salona
Delta, a very considerable province of Egypt, at the mouth of the Nile, Errif
Diablintes, an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting the country called Le Perche; al. Diableres, in Bretagne; al. Lintes of Brabant; al. Lendoul, over against Britain
Divit[)i][)a]cus, the Aeduan, his attachment to the Romans and Caesar, G. i. 19; Caesar, for his sake, pardons his brother Dumnorix, ibid.; he complains to Caesar, in behalf of the rest of the Gauls, of the cruelty of Ariovistus, 31; marches against the Bellov[)a]ci create a diversion in favour of Caesar, ii. 10; intercedes for the Bellov[)a]ci, and obtains their pardon from Caesar, 14; goes to Rome to implore aid of the senate, but without effect, vi. 12
Domitius Ahenobarbus, besieged by Caesar in Corfinium, writes to Pompey for assistance, C. i. 15; seized by his own troops, who offer to deliver him up to Caesar, 20; Caesar's generous behaviour towards him, 23; he enters Marseilles, and is entrusted with the supreme command, 36; is defeated in a sea fight by Decimus Brutus, 58; escapes with great difficulty a little before the surrender of Marseilles, ii. 22
Domitius Calvinus, sent by Caesar into Macedonia, comes very opportunely to the relief of Cassius Longinus, C. iii. 34; gains several advantages over Scipio, 32
Drapes, in conjunction with Luterius, seizes Uxellodunum, G. viii. 30; his camp stormed, and himself made prisoner, 29; he starves himself, 44
Druids, priests so called, greatly esteemed in Gaul, and possessed of many valuable privileges, G. vi. 13
D[=u]bis, a river of Burgundy, Le Doux
Dumn[)a]cus besieges Duracius in Limonum, G. viii. 26; is defeated by Fabius, 27
Dumn[)o]rix, the brother of Divitiacus, his character, G. i. 15; persuades the noblemen of Gaul not to go with Caesar into Britain, v. 5; deserts, and is killed for his obstinacy, 6
Duracius besieged in Limonum by Dumnacus, general of the Andes, G. viii. 26
Durocort[=o]rum, a city of Gaul, Rheims
D[)y]rrh[)a]ch[)i]um, a city of Macedonia, Durazzo, Drazzi; Caesar endeavours to enclose Pompey within his lines near that place, C. iii. 41
Ebur[=o]nes, an ancient people of Germany, inhabiting part of the country, now the bishopric of Liege, and the county of Namur. Caesar takes severe vengeance on them for their perfidy, G. vi. 34, 35
Eb[=u]r[)o]v[=i]ces, a people of Gaul, inhabiting the country of Evreux, in Normandy; they massacre their senate, and join with Viridovix, G. iii. 17
Egypt, see Aegypt
El[=a]ver, a river of Gaul, the Allier
Eleut[=e]ti Cadurci, a branch of the Cadurci, in Aquitania. They are called in many editions Eleutheri Cadurci, but incorrectly, since Eleutheri is a term of Greek origin, and besides could hardly be applied to a Gallic tribe like the Eleuteti, who, in place of being free [Greek: eleutheroi], seem to have been clients of the Arverni; they furnish troops to the relief of Alesia, G. vii. 75
Elis, a city of Peloponnesus, Belvidere
Elus[=a]tes, an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting the country of Euse, in Gascony
Eph[)e]sus, an ancient and celebrated city of Asia Minor, Efeso; the temple of Diana there in danger of being stripped, G. iii. 32
Epidaurus, a maritime city of Dalmatia, Ragusa
Ep[=i]rus, a country in Greece, between Macedonia, Achaia, and the Ionian Sea, by some now called Albania inferior
Eporedorix, treacherously revolts from Caesar, G. vii. 54
Essui, a people of Gaul; the word seems to be a corruption from Aedui, C. v. 24
Etesian winds detain Caesar at Alexandria, which involves him in a new war, C. iii. 107
Eusubii, corrupted from Unelli, or Lexovii, properly the people of Lisieux, in Normandy
Fabius, C., one of Caesar's lieutenants, sent into Spain, with three legions, C. i. 37; builds two bridges over the Segre for the convenience of foraging, 40
Fanum, a city of Umbria in Italy, Fano, C. i. 11
Fortune, her wonderful power and influence on matters of war, G. vi. 30
Faesulae, Fiesoli, an ancient city of Italy, in the duchy of Florence, anciently one of the twelve considerable cities of Etruria.
Flavum, anciently reckoned the eastern mouth of the Rhine, now called the Ulie, and is a passage out of the Zuyder Sea into the North Sea
Gab[)a]li, an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting the country of Givaudan. Their chief city was Anduitum, now Mende, G. vii. 64; they join the general confederacy of Vercingetorix, and give hostages to Luterius, G. vii. 7
Gadit[=a]ni, the people of Gades, C. ii. 18
Gal[=a]tia, a country in Asia Minor, lying between Cappadocia, Pontus, and Paphlagonia, now called Chiangare
Galba Sergius, sent against the Nantuates, Veragrians, and Seduni, G. iii. 1; the barbarians attack his camp unexpectedly, but are repulsed with great loss, iii. 6
Galli, the Gauls, the people of ancient Gaul, now France; their country preferable to that of the Germans, G. i. 31; their manner of attacking towns, ii.6; of greater stature than the Romans, 30; quick and hasty in their resolves, iii.8; forward in undertaking wars, but soon fainting under misfortunes, 19; their manners, chiefs, druids, discipline, cavalry, religion, origin, marriages, and funerals, vi.13; their country geographically described, i.1
Gall[=i]a, the ancient and renowned country of Gaul, now France. It was divided by the Romans into—
Gallia Cisalpina, Tonsa, or Togata, now Lombardy, between the Alps and the river Rubicon: and—
Gallia Transalpina, or Com[=a]ta, comprehending France, Holland, the Netherlands: and farther subdivided into—
Gallia Belg[)i]ca, now a part of Lower Germany, and the Netherlands, with Picardy; divided by Augustus into Belgica and Germania__ and the latter into Prima and Secunda
Gallia Celt[)i]ca, now France properly so called, divided by Augustus into Lugdun[=e]nsis, and Rothomagensis
Gallia Aquitan[)i]ca, now Gascony; divided by Augustus into Prima, Secunda, and Tertia: and—
Gallia Narbonensis, or Bracc[=a]ta, now Languedoc, Dauphiny, and Provence
Gallograecia, a country of Asia Minor, the same as Galatia
Gar[=i]tes, a people of Gaul, inhabiting the country now called Gavre, Gavaraan
Garoceli, or Graioc[)e]li, an ancient people of Gaul, about Mount Genis, or Mount Genevre others place them in the Val de Gorienne; they oppose Caesar's passage over the Alps, G. i. 10
Garumna, the Garonne, one of the largest rivers of France, which, rising in the Pyrenees, flows through Guienne, forms the vast Bay of Garonne, and falls, by two mouths, into the British Seas. The Garonne is navigable as far as Toulouse, and communicates with the Mediterranean by means of the great canal, G. i. 1
Garumni, an ancient people of Gaul, in the neighbourhood of the Garonne, G. iii. 27
Geld[=u]ra, a fortress of the Ubii, on the Rhine, not improbably the present village of Gelb, on that river eleven German miles from N[=e]us
Gen[)a]bum, Orleans, an ancient town in Gaul, famous for the massacre of the Roman citizens committed there by the Carn[=u]tes
Gen[=e]va, a city of Savoy, now a free republic, upon the borders of Helvetia, where the Rhone issues from the Lake Lemanus, anciently a city of the Allobr[)o]ges
Gen[=u]sus, a river of Macedonia, uncertain
Gerg[=o]via, the name of two cities in ancient Gaul, the one belonging to the Boii, the other to the Arverni. The latter was the only Gallic city which baffled the attacks of Caesar
Gerg[=o]via of the Averni, Vercingetorix expelled thence by Gobanitio, G. vii. 4; the Romans attacking it eagerly, are repulsed with great slaughter, 50
Gerg[=o]via of the Boii, besieged in vain by Vercingetorix, G. vii. 9
Germania, Germany, one of the largest countries of Europe, and the mother of those nations which, on the fall of the Roman empire, conquered all the rest. The name appears to be derived from wer, war, and man, a man, and signifies the country of warlike men
Germans, habituated from their infancy to arms, G. i. 36; their manner of training their cavalry, 48; their superstition 50; defeated by Caesar, 53; their manners, religion, vi. 23; their huge stature and strength, G. i. 39
G[=e]tae, an ancient people of Scythia, who inhabited betwixt Moesia and Dacia, on each side of the Danube. Some think their country the same with the present Walachia, or Moldavia
Getulia, a province in the kingdom of Morocco, in Barbary
Gomphi, a town in Thessaly, Gonfi, refusing to open its gates to Caesar, is stormed and taken, C. iii. 80
Gord[=u]ni, a people of Belgium, the ancient inhabitants of Ghent, according to others of Courtray; they join with Ambiorix in his attack of Cicero's camp, G. v. 39
Got[=i]ni, an ancient people of Germany, who were driven out of their country by Maroboduus Graecia, Greece, a large part of Europe, called by the Turks Rom[=e]lia, containing many countries, provinces, and islands, once the nursery of arts, learning, and sciences
Graioc[)e]li, see Garoceli
Grudii, the inhabitants about Louvaine, or, according to some, about Bruges; they join with Ambiorix in his attack of Cicero's camp, G. v. 39
Gugerni, a people of ancient Germany, who dwelt on the right banks of the Rhine, between the Ubii and the Batavi
Gutt[=o]nes, or Gyth[=o]nes, an ancient people of Germany, inhabiting about the Vistula
Haemus, a mountain dividing Moesia and Thrace, Argentaro
Haliacmon, a river of Macedonia, uncertain; Scipio leaves Favonius with orders to build a fort on that river, C. iii. 36
Har[=u]des, or Har[=u]di, a people of Gallia Celtica, supposed to have been originally Germans: and by some to have inhabited the country about Constance Helv[=e]tia, Switzerland, now divided into thirteen cantons
Helv[=e]tii, the Helvetians, or Switzers, ancient inhabitants of the country of Switzerland; the most warlike people of Gaul, G. i. 1; their design of abandoning their own country, 2; attacked with considerable loss near the river Sa[^o]ne, 12; vanquished and obliged to return home by Caesar, 26
Helvii, an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting the country now possessed by the Vivarois; Caesar marches into their territories, G. vii. 7
Heracl[=e]a, a city of Thrace, on the Euxine Sea, Pantiro
Heracl[=e]a Sent[)i]ca, a town in Macedonia, Chesia
Hercynia Silva, the Hercinian Forest, the largest forest of ancient Germany, being reckoned by Caesar to have been sixty days' journey in length, and nine in breadth. Many parts of it have been since cut down, and many are yet remaining; of which, among others, is that called the Black Forest; its prodigious extent, G. vi. 4
Hermand[=u]ri, an ancient people of Germany, particularly in the country now called Misnia, in Upper Saxony; though they possessed a much larger tract of land, according to some, all Bohemia
Hermin[)i]us Mons, a mountain of Lusitania, Monte Arm[)i]no; according to others, Monte della Strella
Her[)u]li, an ancient northern people, who came first out of Scandavia, but afterwards inhabited the country now called Mecklenburg in Lower Saxony, towards the Baltic
Hibernia, Ireland, a considerable island to the west of Great Britain, G. v. 13
Hisp[=a]n[)i]a, Spain, one of the most considerable kingdoms of Europe, divided by the ancients into Tarraconensis, Baetica, and Lusitania. This name appears to be derived from the Phoenician Saphan, a rabbit, vast numbers of these animals being found there by the Phoenician colonists
Ib[=e]rus, a river of Hispania Tarraconensis, the Ebro, C. i. 60
Iccius, or Itius Portus, a seaport town of ancient Gaul; Boulogne, or, according to others, Calais
Ig[)i]l[)i]um, an island in the Tuscan Sea, il Giglio, l'Isle du Lys
Ig[)u]v[)i]um, a city of Umbria in Italy, Gubio; it forsakes Pompey, and submits to Caesar, C. i. 12
Illurgavonenses, a people of Hispania Tarraconensis, near the Iberus; they submit to Caesar, and supply him with corn, C. i. 60
Illurgis, a town of Hispania Baetica, Illera
Induti[)o]m[)a]rus, at the head of a considerable faction among the Treviri, G. v. 3; endeavouring to make himself master of Labienus's camp, is repulsed and slain, 53
Is[)a]ra, the Is[`e]re, a river of France, which rises in Savoy, and falls into the Rhone above Valance
Isauria, a province anciently of Asia Minor, now a part of Caramania, and subject to the Turks
Issa (an island of the Adriatic Sea, Lissa), revolts from Caesar at the instigation of Octavius, C. iii. 9
Ister, that part of the Danube which passed by Illyricum
Istr[)i]a, a country now in Italy, under the Venetians, bordering on Illyricum, so called from the river Ister
Istr[)o]p[)o]lis, a city of Lower Moesia, near the south entrance of the Danube, Prostraviza
It[)a]l[)i]a, Italy, one of the most famous countries in Europe, once the seat of the Roman empire, now under several princes, and free commonwealths
It[)a]l[)i]ca, a city of Hispania Baetica, Servila la Veja; according to others, Alcala del Rio; shuts its gates against Varro, C. ii. 20
Itius Portus, Caesar embarks there for Britain, G. v. 5
It[=u]raea, a country of Palestine, Sacar
Jacet[=a]ni, or Lacet[=a]ni, a people of Spain, near the Pyrenean Mountains; revolt from Afranius and submit to Caesar, C. i. 60
Jadert[=i]ni, a people so called from their capital Jadera, a city of Illyricum, Zara
Juba, king of Numidia, strongly attached to Pompey, C. ii. 25; advances with a large army to the relief of Utica, 36; detaches a part of his troops to sustain Sabura, 40; defeats Cario, ii. 42; his cruelty, ii. 44
J[=u]ra, a mountain in Gallia Belgica, which separated the Sequani from the Helvetians, most of which is now called Mount St. Claude. The name appears to be derived from the Celtic, jou-rag, which signifies the "domain of God;" the boundary of the Helvetians towards the Sequani, G. i. 2
Labi[=e]nus, one of Caesar's lieutenants, is attacked in his camp, G. v. 58, vi. 6; his stratagem, G. vii. 60; battle with the Gauls, G. vii. 59; is solicited by Caesar's enemies to join their party, G. viii. 52; built the town of Cingulum, C. i. 15; swears to follow Pompey, C. iii. 13; his dispute with Valerius about a peace, C. iii. 19; his cruelty towards Caesar's followers, C. iii. 71; flatters Pompey, C. iii. 87
Lacus B[)e]n[=a]cus, Lago di Guardo, situated in the north of Italy, between Verona, Brescia, and Trent
Lacus Lem[)a]nus, the lake upon which Geneva stands, formed by the River Rhone, between Switzerland to the north, and Savoy to the south, commonly called the Lake of Geneva, G. i. 2, 8
Larin[=a]tes, the people of Larinum, a city of Italy, Larino; C. i. 23
Larissa, the principal city of Thessaly, a province of Macedonia, on the river Peneo
L[)a]t[=i]ni, the inhabitants of Latium, an ancient part of Italy, whence the Latin tongue is so called
Lat[=o]br[)i]gi, a people of Gallia Belgica, between the Allobroges and Helvetii, in the country called Lausanne; abandon their country, G. i. 5; return, G. i. 28; their number, G. i. 29
Lemnos, an island in the Aegean Sea, now called Stalimane
Lemov[=i]ces, an ancient people of Gaul, le Limosin, G. vii. 4
Lemov[=i]ces Armorici, the people of St. Paul de Leon
Lenium, a town in Lusitania, unknown
Lent[)u]lus Marcellinus, the quaestor, one of Caesar's followers, C. iii. 62
Lentulus and Marcellus, the consuls, Caesar's enemies, G. viii. 50; leave Rome through fear of Caesar, C. i. 14
Lenunc[)u]li, fishing-boats, C. ii. 43
Lepontii, a people of the Alps, near the valley of Leventini, G. iv. 10
Leuci, a people of Gallia Belgica, where now Lorrain is, well skilled in darting. Their chief city is now called Toul, G. i. 40
Lev[)a]ci, a people of Brabant, not far from Louvain, whose chief town is now called Leew; dependants on the Nervii, G. v. 39
Lex, law of the Aedui respecting the election of magistrates, G. vii. 33
Lex, Julian law, C. ii. 14
Lex, the Pompeian law respecting bribery, C. iii. 1
Lex, two Caelian laws, C. iii. 20, 21
Lexovii, an ancient people of Gaul, Lisieux in Normandy, G. iii. 11, 17
Liberty of the Gauls, G. iii. 8; the desire of, G. v. 27; the sweetness of, G. iii. 10; the incitement to, G. vii. 76; C. i. 47
Libo, praefect of Pompey's fleet, C. iii. 5; converses with Caesar at Oricum, C. iii. 16; takes possession of the Island at Brundisium, C. iii. 23; threatens the partisans of Caesar, C. iii. 24; withdraws from Brundisium, ibid.
Liburni, an ancient people of Illyricum, inhabiting part of the present Croatia
Liger, or Ligeris, the Loire; one of the greatest and most celebrated rivers of France, said to receive one hundred and twelve rivers in its course; it rises in Velay, and falls into the Bay of Aquitain, below Nantz, G. iii. 5