Caesar Gallic Wars, Chapter 2

Apud Helvetios longe nobilissimus fuit et ditissimus Orgetorix. Is M. Messala, [et P.] M. Pisone consulibus regni cupiditate inductus coniurationem nobilitatis fecit et civitati persuasit ut de finibus suis cum omnibus copiis exirent: perfacile esse, cum virtute omnibus praestarent, totius Galliae imperio potiri. Id hoc facilius iis persuasit, quod undique loci natura Helvetii continentur: una ex parte flumine Rheno latissimo atque altissimo, qui agrum Helvetium a Germanis dividit; altera ex parte monte Iura altissimo, qui est inter Sequanos et Helvetios; tertia lacu Lemanno et flumine Rhodano, qui provinciam nostram ab Helvetiis dividit. His rebus fiebat ut et minus late vagarentur et minus facile finitimis bellum inferre possent; qua ex parte homines bellandi cupidi magno dolore adficiebantur. Pro multitudine autem hominum et pro gloria belli atque fortitudinis angustos se fines habere arbitrabantur, qui in longitudinem milia passuum CCXL, in latitudinem CLXXX patebant.

The noblest man and the richest by far in the prescence of the Helvetians was Orgetorix. In the consul of M. Messalla and M. Pisone he was led to make a conspiracy with the nobility and persuade the citizens from his limits

C. IVLI CAESARIS COMMENTARIORVM DE BELLO GALLICO LIBER PRIMVS

Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres, quarum unam incolunt Belgae, aliam Aquitani, tertiam qui ipsorum lingua Celtae, nostra Galli appellantur. Hi omnes lingua, institutis, legibus inter se differunt. Gallos ab Aquitanis Garumna flumen, a Belgis Matrona et Sequana dividit. Horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae, propterea quod a cultu atque humanitate provinciae longissime absunt, minimeque ad eos mercatores saepe commeant atque ea quae ad effeminandos animos pertinent important, proximique sunt Germanis, qui trans Rhenum incolunt, quibuscum continenter bellum gerunt. Qua de causa Helvetii quoque reliquos Gallos virtute praecedunt, quod fere cotidianis proeliis cum Germanis contendunt, cum aut suis finibus eos prohibent aut ipsi in eorum finibus bellum gerunt. Eorum una, pars, quam Gallos obtinere dictum est, initium capit a flumine Rhodano, continetur Garumna flumine, Oceano, finibus Belgarum, attingit etiam ab Sequanis et Helvetiis flumen Rhenum, vergit ad septentriones. Belgae ab extremis Galliae finibus oriuntur, pertinent ad inferiorem partem fluminis Rheni, spectant in septentrionem et orientem solem. Aquitania a Garumna flumine ad Pyrenaeos montes et eam partem Oceani quae est ad Hispaniam pertinet; spectat inter occasum solis et septentriones.


All of Gaul is divided into three parts. The Belgae live in one, the Aquitani in another, and the people that call themselves the Celts in their own language which we call the Gauls live in the third. All of the three differ in law, tradition, and language. The Gauls are divided from the Aquitani by the Garone River and are divided from the Belgae by the Marne and the Siene river. The Belgae are the most fearsome of them, since they are the farthest away from Rome, and travelers often do not travel to them so that they may feminize their spirit.

Who are Asterix and Obelix?

Asterix and Obelix are a series of French comics about two Gauls in the time of Roman occupation who help their town defy rule of Julius Caesar by fighting as protagonists of their towns. The characters drink potions brewed by the local druid which give them superhuman strength in order to defeat the Romans. These comics feature adventures of Asterix and Obelix around the Gaulish town, as well as around France and around the world. These comics are very popular around European countries, and they have a strong influence around the rest of the world, except for the United States. The 33 books published from the Asterix series are translated in more than 100 different languages, and have inspired many different movies and several video games.

Res Gestae 20

I rebuilt the Capitol at Pompey and the theatre works at large expanses without an inscription of a name. I rebuilt many of the channels of the rivers where there are several places in where several places were dilapidating through age, and redirected the supply to the river called Marcia by linking its channel to a new source. I made the Forum of Julius and the basilica between the temple of Castoris and the temple of Saturn, on account of my father. I even went and finished the basilica that was consumed by fire, only enlarging it, and I established it under the title of my sons, and, if I am not alive to finish, I will command my heirs to finish. I have built 82 temples of gods in the city by the decree of the senate in my sixth consulship and brought none needing to be restored. I restored the Flaminian Way from the city of Ariminum in my seventh consulship and I have restored every bridge besides the Mulvium and the Minucium.

Res Gestae 19

Curiam et continens ei Chalcidicum templumque Apollinis in Palatio cum porticibus, aedem divi Iuli, Lupercal, porticum ad circum Flaminium, quam sum appellari passus ex nomine eius qui priorem eodem in solo fecerat, Octaviam, pulvinar ad circum maximum, aedes in Capitolio Iovis Feretri Iovis Tonantis, aedem Quirini, aedes Minervae et Iunonis Reginae et Iovis Libertatis in Aventino, aedem Larum in summa sacra via, aedem deum Penatium in Velia, aedem Iuventatis, aedem Matris Magnae in Palatio feci.

I sustained the senate and the Chalcidicum and the temple of Apollo with its colonnade in Palatine, the divine temple of Julius, the Lupercal, the colonnade of the priestly circus, what I permit to be named according to the previous predecessor, Octavius, the couch for deity at the circus maximus, the temples to Jupiter the lesser and the thundering Jupiter at the Capitoline Hill, the temple of Quirini, and the temples of Minerva and Juno the queen of freedom and in the Aventino, the temple of Juno at the summit of the holy way, the temple of the god Penatis in Velia, the temple of youth, and the temple of the great mother of Palatine.

Ovid 9

Militat omnis amans, et habet sua castra Cupido;
Attice, crede mihi, militat omnis amans. quae bello est habilis, Veneri quoque convenit aetas. turpe senex miles, turpe senilis amor. quos petiere duces animos in milite forti, hos petit in socio bella puella viro. pervigilant ambo; terra requiescit uterque— ille fores dominae servat, at ille ducis. militis officium longa est via; mitte puellam, strenuus exempto fine sequetur amans. ibit in adversos montes duplicataque nimbo flumina, congestas exteret ille nives, nec freta pressurus tumidos causabitur Euros aptaque verrendis sidera quaeret aquis. quis nisi vel miles vel amans et frigora noctis et denso mixtas perferet imbre nives? mittitur infestos alter speculator in hostes; in rivale oculos alter, ut hoste, tenet. ille graves urbes, hic durae limen amicae obsidet; hic portas frangit, at ille fores. Saepe soporatos invadere profuit hostes caedere et armata vulgus inerme manu. sic fera Threicii ceciderunt agmina Rhesi, et dominum capti deseruistis equi. nempe maritorum somnis utuntur amantes, et sua sopitis hostibus arma movent. custodum transire manus vigilumque catervas militis et miseri semper amantis opus. Mars dubius nec certa Venus; victique resurgunt, quosque neges umquam posse iacere, cadunt. Ergo desidiam quicumque vocabat amorem, desinat. ingenii est experientis amor. ardet in abducta Briseide magnus Achilles—dum licet, Argeas frangite, Troes, opes! Hector ab Andromaches conplexibus ibat ad arma, et, galeam capiti quae daret, uxor erat. summa ducum, Atrides, visa Priameide fertur Maenadis effusis obstipuisse comis. Mars quoque deprensus fabrilia vincula sensit; notior in caelo fabula nulla fuit. ipse ego segnis eram discinctaque in otia natus; mollierant animos lectus et umbra meos. inpulit ignavum formosae cura puellae iussit et in castris aera merere suis. inde vides agilem nocturnaque bella gerentem. qui nolet fieri desidiosus, amet!


All lovers serve in the military, and Cupid has his own campaign; Attice, trust me, all lovers serve in the military. This generation that is handy for war is also devoted to Venus. Aged soldiers are indecent, senile lovers are indecent. Leaders look for the minds of strong soldiers, a pretty girl desires them in men for companionship. Both remain awake all night, each resting down on the earth -- that watches over the door of the lady, this is the leaders. The soldier's obligation is a long journey; the girl is dismissed, the active lover follows without limits. He will walk through the clouds of adverse mountains and through doubled rivers, he will arise above thick snow, when pressing the straits, and he will object the east wind searching for stars that skim on water. If not the soldier or the lover, than who will face the cold of night and the dense snow and rain? One is sent as a scout among these dangerous enemies, the others eye comprehends his rival. These burden the cities, one the house for a friendly girlfriend, they shatter the entrances, and they shatter doors. Often it's useful to stupefy enemies and strike the unarmed people with an armed fist, so the savage army of Threicii Reisi has been stricken, and the captive horses take hold and serve their owner. Truly the married lovers make use of sleep, and move weapons against enemies rendered unconscious. Always it is the hand of a sentry and a poor lover to cross the gangs of guards and the crowds of troops. Mars is doubtful nor is Venus certain, the defeated will resurge. To those who deny they will ever be thrown down, fall. Therefore, who calls love at any time idleness, they will stop. Love is active in nature. The unhappy Achilles carried off and burnt Briseide, (while it is permitted, break the power Trojans) Hector went from the embrace of Andromaches to war, and, who armed the helmet on his head, was his wife. The son of the greatest leader, Atrides, was said to be amazed having seen Priameide's daughter's hair. Likewise Mars discovered and felt the chains of a metal worker. No story in the sky was more well known. I myself was sluggish and wore loose clothes, the bed and shading has also softened my spirit. Love for a pretty girl urged on me. She instructed me to earn money for her. Then you see me quick and holding nocturnal fighting. He who does not want to be idle, may they love.

Biography of Ovid

Ovid was a Roman poet known for his poems and writings on love, seduction, and mythology. His real name is Publius Ovidius Naso, but he is called Ovid to the english-speaking world. He specializes in the elegaic couplet, and is ranked high in the realm of latin literature, along with Vigil and Horace.

Ovid was born east of Rome to a wealthy equestrian family. His father wanted him to study rhetoric to be a lawyer, yet Ovid was a more emotional person than that. He was into rhetoric, but not the arguementive parts; he was into emotion. Ovid renounced law and began to travel to

The Sword of Damocles

Sententiae Antiquae

1. If peace is forced, than prepare for war.
2. Arms have little value, is not indeed advice in fatherland.
3. The night was certain for the health of everyone,
4. If what was able to me drive