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Plutarch

Caesar Section 2

Section 132 of 288

Canonical reference 32.2

Ancient Greek

ἐκπλήξειν γὰρ ἀπιστούμενος ῥᾷον ἢ βιάσεσθαι μετὰ παρασκευῆς ἐπελθών, τοὺς μὲν ἡγεμόνας καὶ ταξιάρχους ἐκέλευσε μαχαίρας ἔχοντας ἄνευ τῶν ἄλλων ὅπλων κατασχεῖν Ἀρίμινον τῆς Κελτικῆς μεγάλην πόλιν, ὡς ἐνδέχεται μάλιστα φεισαμένους φόνου καὶ ταραχῆς Ὁρτησίῳ δὲ τὴν δύναμιν παρέδωκεν.

English

Bernadotte Perrin, 1919

since he could strike terror into his enemies by an unexpected blow more easily than he could overwhelm them by an attack in full force. He therefore ordered his centurions and other officers, taking their swords only, and without the rest of their arms, to occupy Ariminum, a large city of Gaul, avoiding commotion and bloodshed as far as possible; and he entrusted this force to Hortensius.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

puisqu’il pouvait plus aisément frapper ses ennemis de terreur par un coup inattendu que les écraser par une attaque menée avec toutes ses forces. Il ordonna donc à ses centurions et aux autres officiers de prendre seulement leurs épées, sans le reste de leurs armes, et d’occuper Ariminum, grande ville de Gaule, en évitant autant que possible l’agitation et l’effusion de sang. Il confia cette troupe à Hortensius.

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