Caesar Section 2

ταῦτά φησι Πολλίων Ἀσίννιος τὰ ῥήματα Ῥωμαϊστὶ μὲν ἀναφθέγξασθαι τὸν Καίσαρα παρὰ τὸν τότε καιρόν, Ἑλληνιστὶ δʼ ὑπʼ αὑτοῦ γεγράφθαι τῶν δὲ ἀποθανόντων τούς πλείστους οἰκέτας γενέσθαι περὶ τὴν κατάληψιν τοῦ χάρακος ἀναιρεθέντας, στρατιώτας δὲ μὴ πλείους ἑξακισχιλίων πεσεῖν, τῶν δὲ ζώντων ἁλόντων κατέμιξε τούς πλείστους ὁ Καῖσαρ εἰς τὰ τάγματα· πολλοῖς δὲ καὶ τῶν ἐπιφανῶν ἄδειαν ἔδωκεν, ὧν καὶ Βροῦτος ἦν ὁ κτείνας αὐτὸν ὕστερον, ἐφʼ ᾧ λέγεται μὴ φαινομένῳ μὲν ἀγωνιᾶσαι, σωθέντος δὲ καὶ παραγεονμένου πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡσθῆναι διαφερόντως.

Asinius Pollio says that these words, which Caesar afterwards wrote down in Greek, were uttered by him in Latin at the time; he also says that most of the slain were servants who were killed at the taking of the camp, and that not more than six thousand soldiers fell. Most of those who were taken alive Caesar incorporated in his legions, and to many men of prominence he granted immunity. One of these was Brutus, who afterwards slew him. Caesar was distressed, we are told, when Brutus was not to be found, but when he was brought into his presence safe and sound, was pleased beyond measure.

Asinius Pollion dit que ces paroles, que César consigna plus tard en grec, furent prononcées alors par lui en latin. Il dit aussi que la plupart des morts étaient des serviteurs tués lors de la prise du camp, et qu’il ne tomba pas plus de six mille soldats. César incorpora dans ses légions la plupart de ceux qui furent pris vivants, et il accorda l’immunité à de nombreux hommes éminents. Parmi eux se trouvait Brutus, qui devait plus tard le tuer. César, nous dit-on, fut affligé lorsqu’on ne trouva pas Brutus; mais quand celui-ci fut amené devant lui sain et sauf, il éprouva une joie sans mesure.