DBG: V.24- V.58By: Danielle Sikora

*Winter Camp

*Drought

*Because of a drought, not enough corn had grown in Gaul. *Caesar allocated the

army’s winter quarters to spread the legions across a greater number of states. *Caesar remained in Gaul

until all the legions were fortified. *Everyone reached their

winter quarters and fortified them.

*Revolt*Revolt emerged a

fortnight after the arrival in camp when Ambiorix and Catuvolcus attacked Caesar’s men. * Caesar’s men fought

back and the enemy withdrew and called a parley.*Gaius Arpineius, a close

friend of Sabinus, and Quintus Junius were sent to parley with them.

AMBRIORIX

*At the Parley..*Ambiorix revealed that he

appreciated Caesar’s previous favors to him and that he assaulted the camp under the compulsion from the state. *Ambiorix promised he would

give them a safe passage through his land.

Ambiorix warned Sabinus that a huge German army was coming across the Rhine and told him that they should move the men out of their winter quarters.

Do we trust Ambiorix?

*Arpineius and Junius reported what they heard to the legates and did not know whether believe Ambiorix or not. They thought it was weird that the Eburones would make war with the Romans. *After an argument between Cotta

and the centurions and Sabinus on whether they should leave camp, Sabinus’s view won*They set out at dawn, believing that

Ambiorix was a true friend rather than an enemy.

*Romans in Trouble*After Ambiorix

realized that his enemy, the Romans, had set out, he set up ambushes at two locations in the woods and awaited the Roman’s arrival. *When the Romans

descended into a deep ravine, they attacked, making the Romans at a great disadvantage.

Romans

AmbiorixAmbiorix

*Surprise Attack*Sabinus anxiously arranged his cohorts and Cotta began to

secure safety for all. It was very chaotic for the unprepared Romans and many soldiers abandoned their standards.

*Ambiorix’s barbarians had a strong plan and wounded many of the Romans.

* Ambiorix tells Sabinus, who is very panicked, that he would not harm Sabinus. Sabinus tells the injured Cotta (hit by a stone in the face) that they should leave the battle and hold a parley with Ambiorix, but Cotta did not agree.

*Romans Lose

*Sabinus was surrounded and killed and Cotta died fighting with the soldier. *The remaining soldiers who had survived

retreated back to their camp and that night every single one committed suicide.*This was reported to Titus Labienus and

his winter quarters, by those men who had slipped away from battle and had hid in the forest.

Sabinus and his troops approached Ambiorix where he was told to throw down his weapons.

“Throw Down Your Weapons!”

Ambiorix

*Cicero*Ambiorix was excited about this victory and set out with

his cavalry for the land of the Aduautci to describe what had happened to them* The next day he approached the Nervi and encouraged

them to fight against the Romans, specifically to attack Quintus Cicero’s withering camp.

Quintus Cicero

To Cicero’s Camp!

*Cicero*The Eburones, Nervii and

Aduatuci surrounded Cicero’s camp. *Cicero sent a dispatch to

Ceasar, but the messengers were intercepted. * Day after day they fought

with no rest.*They are trapped and

outnumbered.

Cicero’s Camp

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Nervii

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*The Camp Burns*The Nervii encircled their

camp with a 9 ft. rampart and a ditch fifteen feet wide *The Nervii used slings to

fire balls of heated clay and burning darts on to the soldiers cabins, which set their camp on fire.*They fought fiercely and

bravely through it. This was the hardest day

*Caesar to the Rescue!

*Many messengers were sent to Caesar and some who were caught were tortured and put to death. * Finally Caesar got the

message from a slave *Caesar marched 18

miles with Crassus and his legion and Fabius and his legion met them along the way

*Caesar to the Rescue!

*He reached the Nervian territory. He learned of the dangerous situation at hand and sent a message to Cicero that he was there to help. *When the Gauls found out about Caesar they abandoned their

siege and and set out with all their forces to Caesar. *Caesar found out about this from a message that Cicero sent

and set up camp in the most advantageous position and sent out scouts.

CiceroCeasar

*Caesar for the Win!*Caesar lured the enemy into his own

ground by having his troops pretend to be afraid. *This worked so that the enemy now was

situated in the disadvantageous ground and they eventually fled *The same day Caesar arrived at Cicero’s

camp and saw how bad the conditions were and how brave the soldiers had been.

Way to Go Caesar!

*Meanwhile Indutiomarus..

*News of Caesars victory was sent to Labienus. *The news also reached the Treveri.*Indutiomarus and the Treveri spent the entire winter trying to make a big army of rebels. *Indutiomarus comes to Labienus’s camp every day and attacks them, so Labienus sent his cavalry to kill him. Labienus

*Caesar

*Caesar decided to remain in Gaul the whole winter because the disturbances had been so severe!

*How does Caesar present himself, his men, and the

enemy? *Caesar: loyal, leader, hero*His Men: courageous, loyal, perseverant*The Enemy: stupid, ruthless

*Are there problems? Whose fault?

*There is a drought – no one’s fault*There is a lack of communication between Cicero and Caesar – the enemy’s fault because they torture and kill the messenger*Problem for the side who has the disadvantageous location in the battle

*Are there heroics? Who and under what

conditions?*Caesar is a hero when he comes and

saves Cicero’s troops from Ambriorix*Caesar also choses to stay in Gaul for the

rest of Winter so he can protect his men

*How does Caesar report the action? How does this affect how the reader interprets the action?

*He talks about himself in 3rd person – view him highly*Describes the military tactics along with the

action – now we have a greater understanding of the battles*He used pretty simple sentences – easy to

understand what is happening