His responsīs datīs Caesar lēgātōs ad Ariovistum mittit: primum nē diūtius mīlitēs trans Rhēnum in Galliam trādūcat; deinde obsidēs omnēs reddat; nē bellum contrā Aeduōs gerat; nē oppida sociōrum oppugnet.
Quibus nuntiīs
acceptīs Ariovistus sē imperāta Caesaris nōn factūrum esse respondit. Illō
tempore lēgātī ab Aeduīs et Trēverīs ad Caesarem veniēbant. Quibus rēbus mōtus
Caesar magnīs itineribus contrā Ariovistum contendit.
Language focus:
subjunctive
Subjunctive usage:
jussive subjunctive (2)
The jussive
subjunctive, apart from meaning “let (somebody do something)” may also express
what somebody should or should not do:
[1] jussive
subjunctive; affirmative i.e. what somebody should do
obsidēs omnēs reddat
| he should return all the hostages
[2] nē
+ present subjunctive; negative jussive i.e. what somebody should not do
nē diūtius mīlitēs trans Rhēnum in Galliam trādūcat
nē bellum contrā Aeduōs gerat | he
should not wage war against the Aedui
nē oppida sociōrum oppugnet | he
should not attack the towns of the allies
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After these
replies had been given, Caesar sends envoys to Ariovistus: first, that he
should not lead any more soldiers across the Rhine into Gaul; next, that he
should return all the hostages; that he should not wage war against the Aedui;
and that he should not attack the towns of the allies.
When these
messages had been received, Ariovistus replied that he would not do the things
ordered by Caesar. At that time envoys from the Aedui and the Treveri were
coming to Caesar. Moved by these events, Caesar advanced against Ariovistus by
forced marches.