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Quotation from The Conquest of Gaul by Julius Caesar
“When these came to the Roman fortifications, weeping, they begged of the soldiers by every entreaty to receive them as slaves and relieve them with food. But Caesar, placing guards on the rampart, forbade them to be admitted”
The Conquest of Gaul, Book VII.78, trans. W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn (1869)
The Mandubii, expelled from Alesia with their families, are refused by the besiegers and left between the lines.
Citation: "When these came to the Roman fortifications, weeping, they begged of the soldiers by every entreaty to receive them as slaves and relieve them with food. But Caesar, placing guards on the rampart, forbade them to be admitted" — Julius Caesar, The Conquest of Gaul, Book VII.78, trans. W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn (1869). (id the-conquest-of-gaul-q10)
Portrait: Retrato de Julio César (26724093101) (cropped), Ángel M. Felicísimo from Mérida, España, Public domain.
