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Plutarch

Caesar Section 3

Section 66 of 288

Canonical reference 16.3

Ancient Greek

ἐν δὲ Βρεττανίᾳ τῶν πολεμίων εἰς τόπον ἑλώδη καὶ μεστὸν ὑδάτων ἐμπεσοῦσι τοῖς πρώτοις ταξιάρχοις ἐπιθεμένων στρατιώτης, Καίσαρος αὐτοῦ τὴν μάχην ἐφορῶντος, ὠσάμενος εἰς μέσους καὶ πολλὰ καὶ περίοπτα τόλμης ἀποδειξάμενος ἔργα τοὺς μὲν ταξιάρχους ἔσωσε, τῶν βαρβάρων φυγόντων, αὐτὸς δὲ χαλεπῶς ἐπὶ πᾶσι διαβαίνων ἔρριψεν ἑαυτὸν εἰς ῥεύματα τελματώδη, καὶ μόλις ἄνευ τοῦ θυρεοῦ, τὰ μὲν νηχόμενος, τὰ δὲ βαδίζων, διεπέρασε.

English

Bernadotte Perrin, 1919

Again, in Britain, when the enemy had fallen upon the foremost centurions, who had plunged into a watery marsh, a soldier, while Caesar in person was watching the battle, dashed into the midst of the fight, displayed many conspicuous deeds of daring, and rescued the centurions, after the Barbarians had been routed. Then he himself, making his way with difficulty after all the rest, plunged into the muddy current, and at last, without his shield, partly swimming and partly wading, got across.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13

En Bretagne encore, lorsque les ennemis fondirent sur les centurions de tête, qui s’étaient enfoncés dans un marais plein d’eau, un soldat, tandis que César observait la bataille en personne, se précipita au milieu du combat, accomplit de nombreux actes d’audace remarquables et sauva les centurions après avoir mis les Barbares en fuite. Puis, avançant lui-même avec difficulté derrière tous les autres, il se jeta dans le courant boueux et finit, privé de son bouclier, par gagner l’autre rive, tantôt à la nage, tantôt à gué.

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