Quieta Gallia Caesar, ut constituerat, in Italiam ad conventus agendos proficisc

itur. Ibi cognoscit de Clodii caede [de] senatusque consulto certior factus, ut
omnes iuniores Italiae coniurarent, delectum tota provincia habere instituit. Ea
e res in Galliam Transalpinam celeriter perferuntur. Addunt ipsi et ad fingunt r
umoribus Galli, quod res poscere videbatur, retineri urbano motu Caesarem neque
in tantis dissensionibus ad exercitum venire posse. Hac impulsi occasione, qui i
am ante se populi Romani imperio subiectos dolerent liberius atque audacius de b
ello consilia inire incipiunt. Indictis inter se principes Galliae conciliis sil
vestribus ac remotis locis queruntur de Acconis morte; posse hunc casum ad ipsos
recidere demonstrant: miserantur communem Galliae fortunam: omnibus pollicitati
onibus ac praemius deposcunt qui belli initium faciant et sui capitis periculo G
alliam in libertatem vindicent.

Gaul being tranquil, Caesar, as he had determined, sets out for Italy to hold th
e provincial assizes. There he receives intelligence of the death of Clodius; an
d, being informed of the decree of the senate, [to the effect] that all the yout
h of Italy should take the military oath, he determined to hold a levy throughou
t the entire province. Report of these events is rapidly borne into Transalpine
Gaul. The Gauls themselves add to the report, and invent what the case seemed to
require, [namely] that Caesar was detained by commotions in the city, and could
not, amid so violent dissensions, come to his army. Animated by this opportunit
y, they who already, previously to this occurrence, were indignant that they wer
e reduced beneath the dominion of Rome, begin to organize their plans for war mo
re openly and daringly. The leading men of Gaul, having convened councils among
themselves in the woods, and retired places, complain of the death of Acco: they
point out that this fate may fall in turn on themselves: they bewail the unhapp
y fate of Gaul; and by every sort of promises and rewards, they earnestly solici
t some to begin the war, and assert the freedom of Gaul at the hazard of their l
ives. They say that special care should be paid to this, that Caesar should be c
ut off from his army before their secret plans should be divulged.

In Gaul fiind liniste, Cezar, asa cum planuise, organizeaza ca Italia sa tina ju
riile provinciale. Acolo, el primeste informatii despre moartea lui Clodius; si,
fiind informat despre decretul de senat, si anume ca tinerii din Italia vor dep
une juramantul militar, el decide sa introduca o taxa in intreaga provincie . Si
tuatia se raspandeste repede in Transalpine Gaul. Gaulii insisi adauga in raport
si inventeaza ceea ce cazul parea sa ceara, (anume) ca Cezar fusese retinut de
comotii in oras, si nu putea, in mijlocul unor disensiuni violente, sa revina la
armata lui. Animat de aceasta oportunitate, ei, care deja si inainte de acest c
az, erau indignati ca au fost redusi sub domeniul Romei, incep sa organizeze pla
nurile lor pentru razboi mult mai deschisi si mai cutezatori. Oamenii de conduce
re din Gaul convocand consiliile in paduri, si locuri retrase, se plang de moart
ea lui Acco; subliniaza ca aceasta soarta poarte cadea pe ei insisi ; ei jelesc
soarta nefericita din Gaul; si ca orice fel de promisiune si rasplata, ei solici
ta cinstit inceperea razboiukui, pentru a revendica libertatea din Gaul. Ei spun
ca nevoile speciala trebuiesc platite, ca Cezar ar trebui sa fie despartit de a
rmata lui inainte ca planurile lor secret sa fie divulgate.