council

Samarobriva (capital city of the Ambiani, now Amiens in northern France)

in another way, differently

Gaius Fabius (one of Caesar's legates)

the Nervii (a Belgic tribe, opposed to Roman rule, who had suffered a severe defeat at Caesar's hands in 57 BCE)

Quintus Cicero (younger brother of the famous orator Marcus Cicero)

Titus Labienus (one of Caesar's most able legates)

quaestor (an official elected in Rome to manage finances and then assigned to a province)

to put someone (acc.) in command of something else (dat.)

to write down; to sign up, enlist

the Eburones (a small Belgic tribe)

Ambiorix (a chieftain of the Eburones)

Catuvolcus (another leader of the Eburones)

Quintus Titurius Sabinus (one of Caesar's legates)

Lucius Aurunculeius Cotta (another legate)

to be in charge of, be in command of

having to do with grain, of grain

to build, fortify

to remain, stay

the Carnutes (a tribe living in central Gaul on both sides of the River Liger [Loire])

to be born

Tasgetius (a prince of the Carnutes)

one at a time; unusual, exceptional

exertion, efforts, service

openly

promoter, advocate, creator, instigator

to fear

to withdraw, desert, revolt

to hand over

sudden

to push against, strike; to set in motion, urge on, persuade

to put in motion, incite, stir up

wall, rampart

to give up hope

attack

common

quarrel, dispute, disagreement

to make smaller, lessen; to settle (a dispute)

the Aduatuci (a tribe of Germanic origin in Gallia Belgica)

to weigh; to pay

slavery

to deny, say no

reckoning, account; care, concern

to beg

safety

to consider, reflect upon; + dat., to take care for, be mindful of

to be present, be here

space of two days, two days

to perceive, notice, realize

safe

to lighten, relieve of something (abl.)

kindness, favor

favor, regard; thanks

voluntarily

to dare (to)

tribune

military tribunes (army officers, six to a legion, usually young men from aristocratic families sent to gain military experience)

centurion, commander of (theoretically) a hundred men, roughly equivalent to a captain in a modern army

to teach, inform, show

wound

at last, in the end, finally

disgraceful, shameful

opportunity

so many

feeling; opinion

siege

hunger, starvation

argument, debate

to perish, die

to proclaim, announce

wakefulness, sleeplessness, lack of sleep watch (one of four divisions of the nighttime in the Roman military)

to leave behind, abandon

and ... not; but ... not; (sometimes) = nōn

thus, in this way, so

column, line of march

during the night, at night

business; trouble, difficulty

circle

in addition

crowd (note the unusual gender)

leader, commander

equal

far off, in the distance, from a distance

to go, move; to give way, yield

any

to surround

inconvenience; trouble, misfortune

spear (of a type used by the Gauls)

to throw through, pierce

to come to the aid of

to spare

to accomplish, bring to pass; to get, obtain, procure; to obtain one's request

to communicate, share; to take counsel with, consult

presence

condition (here, of surrender)

to p ut in place, establish; to fabricate, construct; to undertake, begin

speech, conversation

within

to finish, complete