Julius Caesar's Gallic War Commentaries
Public Domain translation of Caesar's Gallic WarPrimary Texts Index
"De Bello Gallico" & Other Commentaries: of Caius Julius Caesar
First Published in This Edition, 1915 Reprinted 1923, 1929
By Thomas De Quincey - The Commentaries of Caius Julius Caesar
Introduction | De Bello Gallico Book I
De Bello Gallico Book II
De Bello Gallico Book III
De Bello Gallico Book IV
De Bello Gallico Book V
De Bello Gallico VI
De Bello Gallico VII
De Bello Gallico VIII
De Bello Civili (Civil Wars): Book 1
DBC (Civil Wars): Book 2
DBC (Civil Wars): Book 3
(Alphabetical) Index
N.B. The numerals refer to the book, the figures to the chapter. G. stands for the Gallic War, C. for the Civil.
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
Lig[u]ria, a part of ancient Italy, extending from the Apennines to the Tuscan Sea, containing Ferrara, and the territories of Genoa
Limo, or Lim[=o]num, a city of ancient Gaul, Poitiers
Ling[o]nes, a people of Gallia Belgica, inhabiting in and about Langres, in Champagne, G. i. 26, 40
Liscus, one of the Aedui, accuses Dumnorix to Caesar, G. i. 16, 17
Lissus, an ancient city of Macedonia, Alessio
Litavicus, one of the Aedui, G. vii. 37; his treachery and flight, G. vii. 38
Lucani, an ancient people of Italy, inhabiting the country now called Basilicate
Luceria, an ancient city of Italy, Lucera
Lucretius Vespillo, one of Pompey's followers, C. iii. 7
Lucterius or Laterius, one of the Cadurci, vii. 5, 7
Lusit[=a]nia, Portugal, a kingdom on the west of Spain, formerly a part of it
Lusitanians, light-armed troops, C. i. 48
Lutetia, Paris, an ancient and famous city, now the capital of all France, on the river Seine
Lygii, an ancient people of Upper Germany, who inhabited the country now called Silesia, and on the borders of Poland
