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Notes Display Latin text | Translated by Alfred John Church and William Jackson Brodribb Book IV Chapter 36: Caesar in Britain. Caesar leaves Britain.[55 BC] | Next chapter Return to index Previous chapter |
The same day, embassadors sent by the enemy came to Caesar to negotiate a peace. Caesar doubled the number of hostages which he had before demanded; and ordered that they should be brought over to the continent, because, since the time of the equinox was near, he did not consider that, with his ships out of repair, the voyage ought to be deferred till winter. Having met with favorable weather, he set sail a little after midnight, and all his fleet arrived safe at the continent, except two of the ships of burden which could not make the same port which the other ships did, and were carried a little lower down. Event: Caesar in Britain |