Language focus: accusative and infinitive
Caesar per explorātōrēs certior factus est [1] Helvētiōs ratibus et nāvibus flūmen Ararim trānsīre. Ubi Caesar pervēnit, trēs partēs hostium trānsierant, quārta pars citrā flūmen reliqua erat. Magnus numerus eōrum est interfectus: reliquī sē fugae mandāvērunt atque in proximās silvās fūgērunt. Inde exercitus Rōmānus est trāductus. Helvētiī subitō adventū Rōmānōrum territi lēgātōs ad Caesarem mīsērunt. Caesar obsidēs darī iussit. Divicō, princeps lēgātōrum, respondit [2] Helvētiōs obsidēs accipere, nōn dare, cōnsuēvisse.
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Caesar was informed by scouts [1] that the Helvetii were crossing the river Arar by rafts and boats. When Caesar arrived, three parts of the enemy had crossed; a fourth part remained on this side of the river. A great number of them were killed; the rest took to flight and fled into the nearest woods. From there the Roman army was led across. The Helvetii, terrified by the sudden arrival of the Romans, sent envoys to Caesar. Caesar ordered hostages to be given. Divico, the leader of the envoys, replied [2] that the Helvetii were accustomed to accepting hostages, not to giving them.
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[1]
Caesar per explorātōrēs certior factus est (1) Helvētiōs … (2) trānsīre.
Caesar was informed by scouts (1) that the Helvetii (2) were crossing …
[2]
Divicō … respondit (1) Helvētiōs obsidēs accipere, nōn dare, (2) cōnsuēvisse.
Divico, the leader of the envoys, replied (1) that the Helvetii (2) were accustomed …
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LINKS
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[1]: present active infinitive
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2025/10/311225-level-3-indirect-statement.html
[2]: perfect active infinitive
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2025/11/120126-level-3-indirect-statement.html
