Bibracte

They requested for Senegris to visit them and concert with them a plan of campaign, and when he complied, they insisted that the supreme control should be transferred to them.

The demand was disputed, and a pan-Gallic council was convened at Bibracte.

Delegates flocked thither in numbers.

The question was put to the vote, and the delegates unanimously confirmed the appointment of Vercingetorix as commander-in-chief.

Some drink," as inviting all the world to drink with him.

The noise hereof was so extremely great that it was heard in both the countries at once of Bercé and Bibracte.

I doubt me that you do not thoroughly believe the truth of this strange nativity.

Though you believe it not, I care not much.

The same day Caesar followed the enemy at the usual interval and pitched his camp three miles from theirs.

Next day, as the rations of the army would be due in just forty-eight hours, and he was not more than eighteen miles from Bibracte, by far the wealthiest and most important town of the Aedui, he thought it time to secure his supplies, and accordingly struck off from the route followed by the Helvetii and marched rapidly for Bibracte.

The move was reported to the enemy by deserters from Lucius Aemilius, who had commanded a troop of Gallic cavalry.

The Helvetii, believing that the Romans were moving away because they were afraid of them, especially as on the day before though they had occupied a position of vantage they had declined an action, were confident of being able to cut them off from supplies, altered their plans, reversed their march, and began to hang upon our rear-guard and harass them.

They requested for Synergus to visit them and concert with them a plan of campaign.

And when he complied, they insisted that the supreme control should be transferred to them.

The demand was disputed, and a pan-Gallic council was convened at Bibracte.

Delegates flocked thither in numbers.