Roscillus and Aegus, brothers belonging to the Allobroges, revolt fromCaesar to Pompey, C. iii. 59
Roxol[-a]ni, a people of Scythia Europaea, bordering upon the Alani; their country, anciently called Roxolonia, is nowRed Russia
R[)u]t[-e]ni, an ancient people of Gaul, to the north-west of the Volcae Arecomici, occupying the district now called Le Rauergne. Their capital was Segodunum, afterwards Ruteni, now Rhodes, G. i. 45; vii. 7, etc.
S[=a]bis,the Sambre, a river of the Low Countries, which rises inPicardy, and falls into the Meuse at Namur, G. ii. 16, 18; vi. 33
Sabura, general of king Juba, C. ii. 38; his stratagem against Curio, C. ii. 40; his death, C. ii. 95
Sadales, the son of king Cotys, brings forces to Pompey, C. iii. 4
Salassii, an ancient city of Piedmont, whose chief town was where nowAostais situate
Salluvii,Sallyes, a people of Gallia Narbonensis, about whereAixnow is
Sal[=o]na, an ancient city of Dalmatia, and a Roman colony; the place where Dioclesian was born, and whither he retreated, after he had resigned the imperial dignity
S[=a]lsus, a river of Hispania Baetica,Rio Salado, orGuadajos
S[)a]m[)a]r[:o]br[=i]va,Amiens, an ancient city of Gallia Belgica, enlarged and beautified by the emperor Antoninus Pius, now Amicus, the chief city of Picardy, on the river Somme; assembly of the, Gauls held there, G. v. 24
S[=a]nt[)o]nes, the ancient inhabitants ofGuienne, orXantoigne, G. i. 10
S[=a]rd[)i]n[)i]a, a large island in the Mediterranean, which in the time of the Romans had forty-two cities, it now belongs to the Duke of Savoy, with the title of king
S[=a]rm[=a]t[)i]a, a very large northern country, divided into Sarmatia Asiatica, containingTartary, Petigora, Circassia, and the country of theMorduitae; and Sarmatia Europaea, containingRussia, part ofPoland, Prussia, andLithuania
Savus, theSave, a large river which rises in Upper Carniola, and falls into the Danube at Belgrade
Scaeva, one of Caesar's centurions, displays remarkable valour, C. iii. 5 3; his shield is pierced in two hundred and thirty places
Sc[=a]ldis, theScheld, a noted river in the Low Countries, which rises in Picardy, and washing several of the principal cities of Flanders and Brabant in its course, falls into the German Ocean by two mouths, one retaining its own name, and the other called theHonte. Its whole course does not exceed a hundred and twenty miles. G. vi. 33
Scandinav[)i]a, anciently a vast northern peninsula, containing what is yet calledSchonen, anciently Scania, belonging toDenmark; and part ofSweden,Norway, andLapland
Scipio, his opinion of Pompey and Caesar, C. i. 1, 21; his flight, C. iii. 37
S[)e]d[=u]l[)i]us, general of the Lemovices; his death, G. vii. 38
S[=e]d[=u]ni, a people of Gaul, to the south-east of the Lake of Geneva, occupying the upper part of the Valais. Their chief town was Civitus Sedunorum, nowSion, G. iii. i
S[=e]d[=u]s[)i]i, an ancient people of Germany, on the borders ofSuabia, G. i. 51
S[=e]gni, an ancient German nation, neighbours of the Condrusi,Zulpich
S[=e]g[=o]nt[)i][=a]ci, a people of ancient Britain, inhabiting aboutHolshot, in Hampshire, G. v. 21
Segovia, a city of Hispania Baetica,Sagovia la Menos
S[)e]g[=u]s[)i][=a]ni, a people of Gallia Celtica, about whereLionoisForestis now situate
Sen[)o]nes, an ancient nation of the Celtae, inhabiting the country about theSenonois, in Gaul
Sequ[)a]na, theSeine, one of the principal rivers of France, which rising in the duchy of Burgundy, not far from a town of the same name, and running through Paris, and by Rouen, forms at Candebec a great arm of the sea
Sequ[)a]ni, an ancient people of Gallia Belgica, inhabiting the country now called theFranche Comt['e], or theUpper Burgundy; they bring the Germans into Gaul, G. vi. 12; lose the chief power,ibid.
Servilius the consul, C. iii. 21
S[=e]s[=u]v[)i]i, an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting aboutSeez; they surrender to the Romans, G. ii. 34
Sextus Bibaculus, sick in the camp, G. vi. 38; fights bravely against the enemy,ibid.
Sextus Caesar, C. ii. 20
Sextus, Quintilius Varus, qaestor, C. i. 23; C. ii. 28
Sib[=u]z[=a]tes, an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting the country around theAdour; they surrender to the Romans, G. iii. 27
Sicil[)i]a,Sicily, a large island in the Tyrrhene Sea, at the south-west point of Italy, formerly called the storehouse of the Roman empire, it was the first province the Romans possessed out of Italy, C. i. 30
S[)i]c[)o]ris, a river in Catalonia, theSegre
S[)i]g[)a]mbri, or S[)i]c[)a]mbri, an ancient people of Lower Germany, between the Maese and the Rhine, whereCuelderlandis; though by some placed on the banks of the Maine, G. iv. 18
Silicensis, a river of Hispania Baetica,Rio de las Algamidas. Others think it a corruption fromSinguli
Sinuessa, a city of Campania, not far from the Save, an ancient Roman colony, now in a ruinous condition;Rocca di Mondragon['e]
Soldurii, G. iii. 22
S[)o]t[)i][=a]tes, or Sontiates, an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting the country aboutAire; conquered by Caesar Aquillus, G. iii. 20, 21
Sp[=a]rta, a city of Peloponnesus, now calledMucithra, said to be as ancient as the days of the patriarch Jacob
Spolet[)i]um,Spoleto, a city of great antiquity, of Umbria, in Italy, the capital of a duchy of the same name, on the river Tesino, where are yet some stately ruins of ancient Roman and Gothic edifices
Statius Marcus, one of Caesar's lieutenants, C. iii. i 5
S[)u][=e]ss[)i][=o]nes, an ancient people of Gaul,les Soissanois; a kindred tribe with the Remi, G. ii. 3; surrender to Caesar, G. iii. 13
Su[=e]vi, an ancient, great, and warlike people of Germany, who possessed the greatest part of it, from the Rhine to the Elbe, but afterwards removed from the northern parts, and settled about the Danube; and some marched into Spain, where they established a kingdom, the greatest nation in Germany, G. i. 37, 51, 54; hold a levy against the Romans, G. iv. 19; the Germans say that not even the gods are a match for them, G. iii. 7; the Ubii pay them tribute, G. iv. 4
S[=u]lmo, an ancient city of Italy,Sulmona; its inhabitants declare in favour of Caesar, C. i. 18
Sulpicius, one of Caesar's lieutenants, stationed among the Aedui, C. i. 74
Supplications decreed in favour of Caesar on several occasions, G. ii. 15;ibid. 35; iv. 38
Suras, one of the Aeduan nobles, taken prisoner, G. viii. 45
Sylla, though a most merciless tyrant, left to the tribunes the right of giving protection, C. i. 5, 73
Syrac[=u]sae,Saragusa, once one of the noblest cities of Sicily, said to have been built by Archias, a Corinthian, about seven hundred years before Christ. The Romans besieged and took it during the second Punic war, on which occasion the great Archimedes was killed
S[=y]rtes,the Deserts of Barbary; also two dangerous sandy gulfs in the Mediterranean, upon the coast of Barbary, in Africa, called the one Syrtis Magna, now theGulf of Sidra; the other Syrtis Parva, now theGulf of Capes
T[)a]m[)e]sis, theThames, a celebrated and well-known river of GreatBritain; Caesar crosses it, G. v. 18
Tan[)a]is, theDon, a very large river in Scythia, dividing Asia from Europe. It rises in the province of Resan, in Russia, and flowing through Crim-Tartary, runs into the Maeotic Lake, near a city of the same name, now in ruins
T[=a]rb[=e]lli, a people of ancient Gaul, near the Pyrenees, inhabiting aboutAysandBayonne, in the country ofLabourd; they surrender to Crassus, G. iii. 27
Tarcundarius Castor, assists Pompey with three hundred cavalry, C. iii. 4
Tarr[)a]c[=i]na, an ancient city of Italy, which still retains the same name
T[=a]rr[)a]co,Tarragona, a city of Spain, which in ancient time gave name to that part of it called Hispania Tarraconensis; by some said to be built by the Scipios, though others say before the Roman conquest, and that they only enlarged it. It stands on the mouth of the river Tulcis, nowel Fracoli, with a small haven on the Mediterranean; its inhabitants desert to Caesar, C. i. 21, 60
Tar[=u]s[=a]tes, an ancient people of Gaul, uncertain; according to some,le Teursan; they surrender to the Romans, G. iii. 13, 23, 27
Tasg[=e]t[)i]us, chief of the Carnutes, slain by his countrymen, G. v. 25
Taur[=o]is, a fortress of the inhabitants of Massilia
Taurus, an island in the Adriatic Sea, unknown
Taurus Mons, the largest mountain in all Asia, extending from the Indian to the Aegean Seas, called by different names in different countries, viz., Imaus, Caucasus, Caspius, Cerausius, and in Scripture, Ar[)a]rat. Herbert says it is fifty English miles over, and 1500 long
Taximagulus, one of the four kings or princes that reigned over Kent, G. v. 22
Tect[)o]s[)a]ges, a branch of the Volcae, G. vi. 24
Tegea, a city of Africa, unknown
Tenchth[)e]ri, a people of ancient Germany, bordering on the Rhine, nearOveryssel; they and the Usip[)e]tes arrive at the banks of the Rhine, iv. 4; cross that river by a stratagem,ibid.; are defeated with great slaughter,ibid. 15
Tergeste, a Roman colony, its inhabitants in the north of Italy cut off by an incursion, G. viii. 24
Terni, an ancient Roman colony, on the river Nare, twelve miles fromSpol[=e]tum
Teutomatus, king of the Nitobriges, G. vii. 31
Teut[)o]nes, or Teutoni, an ancient people bordering on the Cimbri, the common ancient name for all the Germans, whence they yet call themselvesTeutsche, and their countryTeutschland; they are repelled from the territories of the Belgae, G. ii. 4
Thebae, Thebes, a city of Boeotia, in Greece, said to have been built by Cadmus, destroyed by Alexander the Great, but rebuilt, and now known by the name ofStives; occupied by Kalenus, C. iii. 55
Therm[)o]pylae, a famous pass on the great mountain Oeta, leading intoPhocis, in Achaia, now calledBocca di Lupa
Thessaly, a country of Greece, formerly a great part of Macedonia, now calledJanna; in conjunction with Aetolia, sends ambassadors to Caesar, C. iii. 34; reduced by Caesar,ibid. 81
Thessalon[=i]ca, a chief city of Macedonia, now calledSalonichi
Thracia, a large country of Europe, eastward from Macedonia, commonly calledRomania, bounded by the Euxine and Aegean Seas
Th[=u]r[=i]i, or T[=u]r[=i]i, an ancient people of Italy,TorreBrodogneto
Tigur[=i]nus Pagus, one of the four districts into which the Helvetii were divided according to Caesar, the ancient inhabitants of the canton ofZurichin Switzerland, cut to pieces by Caesar, G. i. 12
Titus Ampius attempts sacrilege, but is prevented, C. iii. 105
Tol[=o]sa,Thoulouse, a city of Aquitaine, of great antiquity, the capital of Languedoc, on the Garonne
Toxandri, an ancient people of the Low Countries, aboutBreda, andGertruydenburgh; but according to some, of the diocese ofLiege
Tralles, an ancient city of Lydia in, Asia Minor,Chara, C. iii. 105
Trebonius, one of Caesar's lieutenants, C. i. 36; torn down from the tribunal, C. iii. 21; shows remarkable industry in repairing the works, C. ii. 14; and humanity, C. iii. 20
Trev[)i]ri, the people ofTreves, orTriers, a very ancient city of Lower Germany, on the Moselle, said to have been built by Trebetas, the brother of Ninus. It was made a Roman colony in the time of Augustus, and became afterwards the most famous city of Gallia Belgica. It was for some time the seat of the western empire, but it is now only the seat of the ecclesiastical elector named from it, G. i. 37; surpass the rest of the Gauls in cavalry, G. ii. 24; solicit the Germans to assist them against the Romans, G. v. 2, 55; their bravery, G. viii. 25; their defeat, G. vi. 8, vii. 63
Tr[)i]b[)o]ci, or Tr[)i]b[)o]ces, a people of ancient Germany, inhabiting the country ofAlsace, G. i. 51
Tribunes of the soldiers and centurions desert to Caesar, C. i. 5
Tribunes (of the people) flee to Caesar, C. i. 5
Trin[)o]bantes, a people of ancient Britain, inhabitants of the counties ofMiddlesexandHertfordshire, G. v. 20
Troja,Troy, a city of Phrygia, in Asia Minor, near MountIda, destroyed by the Greeks, after a ten years' siege
Tubero is prevented by Attius Varus from landing on the African coast,G. i. 31
Tulingi, an ancient people of Germany, who inhabited about where nowStulingenin Switzerland is; border on the Helvetii, G. i. 5
Tungri, an ancient people inhabiting about where Tongres, in Liege, now is
Tur[=o]nes, an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting aboutTours
Tusc[)i], or Hetrusci, the inhabitants ofTuscany, a very large and considerable region of Italy, anciently called Tyrrh[=e]nia, and Etruria
Ubii, an ancient people of Lower Germany, who inhabited about whereCologneand the duchy ofJuliersnow are. They seek protection from the Romans against the Suevi, G. iv. 3; tributary to the Suevi,ibid.; declare in favour of Caesar, G. iv. 9, 14
Ulcilles Hirrus, one of Pompey's officers, C. i. 15
Ulla, or Ulia, a town in Hispania Baetica, in regard to whose situation geographers are not agreed; some making itMonte Major, othersVaena, othersVilia
Umbria, a large country of Italy, on both sides of the Apennines
Unelli, an ancient people of Gaul, uncertain, G. ii. 34
Urbigenus, one of the cantons of the Helvetii, G. i. 27
Usip[)e]tes, an ancient people of Germany, who frequently changed their habitation
Usita, a town unknown
Uxellod[=u]num, a town in Gaul, whose situation is not known; according to some,Ussoldunbesieged and stormed, G. viii. 32
Vah[)a]lis, theWaal, the middle branch of the Rhine, which, passing by Nim[)e]guen, falls into the Meuse, above Gorcum, G. iv. 10
Valerius Flaccus, one of Caesar's lieutenants, C. i. 30; his death, C. iii. 5 3
Val[=e]t[)i][)a]cus, the brother of Cotus, G. vii. 32
Vangi[)o]nes, an ancient people of Germany, about the city ofWorms,G. i. 51
V[=a]r[=e]nus, a centurion, his bravery, G. v. 44
Varro, one of Pompey's lieutenants, C. i. 38; his feelings towardsCaesar, C. ii. 17; his cohorts driven out by the inhabitants of Carmona,C. ii. 19; his surrender, C. ii. 20
V[=a]rus, theVar, a river of Italy, that flows into the MediterraneanSea, C. i. 87
Varus, one of Pompey's lieutenants, is afraid to oppose Juba. C. ii. 44; his flight, C. ii. 34
Vatinius, one of Caesar's followers, C. iii. 100
V[)e]launi, an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting aboutVelai
Vellaunod[=u]num, a town in Gaul, about which geographers are much divided; some making itAuxerre, othersChasteau Landon, othersVilleneuvein Lorraine, othersVeron. It surrenders, G. vii. 11
Velocasses, an ancient people of Normandy, aboutRouen, G. ii. 4
V[)e]n[)e]ti, this name was anciently given as well to theVenetiansas to the people ofVannes, in Bretagne, in Gaul, for which last it stands in Caesar. They were powerful by sea, G. iii. 1; their senate is put to death by Caesar, G. iii. 16; they are completely defeated,ibid. 15; and surrender,ibid. 16
Veragri, a people of Gallia Lugdunensls, whose chief town was Aguanum, nowSt. Maurice, G. iii. 1
Verb[)i]g[)e]nus, or Urb[)i]g[)e]nus Pagus, a nation or canton of theHelvetians, inhabiting the country in the neighbourhood ofOrbe
Vercelli Campi, thePlains of Vercellae, famous for a victory theRomans obtained there over the Cimbri. The city of that name is inPiedmont on the river Sesia, on the borders of the duchy of Milan
Vercingetorix, the son of Celtillus, receives the title of king from his followers, G. vii. 4; his plans, G. vii. 8; is accused of treachery, G. vii. 20; his acts, G. vii. 8; surrenders to Caesar, G. vii. 82
Vergasillaunus, the Arvernian, one of the Gallic leaders, G. vii. 76; taken prisoner, G. vii. 88
Vergobr[)e]tus, the name given to the chief magistrate among the Aedui,G. i. 16
V[)e]r[)u]doct[)i]us, one of the Helvetian embassy who request permission from Caesar to pass through the province, G. i. 7
Veromand[)u]i, a people of Gallia Belgica, whose country, now a part ofPicardy, is still calledVermandois
Ver[=o]na, a city of Lombardy, the capital of a province of the same name, on the river Adige, said to have been built by the Gauls two hundred and eighty-two years before Christ. It has yet several remains of antiquity
Vertico, one of the Nervii. He was in Cicero's camp when it was attacked by the Eburones, and prevailed on a slave to carry a letter to Caesar communicating that information, G. v. 49
Vertiscus, general of the Remi, G. viii. 12
Vesontio,Besan[,c]on, the capital of the Sequani, now the chief city of Burgundy, G. i. 38
Vett[=o]nes, a people of Spain, inhabiting the province ofEstremadura, C. i. 38
Vibo, a town in Italy, not far from the Sicilian Straits,Bibona
Vibullius Rufus, one of Pompey's followers, C. i. 15
Vienna, a city of Narbonese Gaul,Vienne in Dauphiny, G. vii. 9
Vindel[)i]ci, an ancient people of Germany, inhabitants of the country of Vindelicia, otherwise called Raetia secunda
Viridomarus, a nobleman among the Aedui, G. vii. 38
Viridorix, king of the Unelli, G. iii. 17
Vist[)u]la, theWeichsel, a famous river of Poland, which rises in the Carpathian mountains, in Upper Silesia, and falls into the Baltic, not far from Dantzic, by three mouths
Visurgis, theWeser, a river of Lower Germany, which rises in Franconia, and, among other places of note, passing by Bremen, falls into the German Ocean, not far from the mouth of the Elbe, between that and the Ems
V[)o]c[=a]tes, a people of Gaul, on the confines of the Lapurdenses, G. iii. 23
Vocis, the king of the Norici, G. i. 58
V[)o]contii, an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting aboutDie, inDauphiny, andVaisonin the county of Venisse
Vog[)e]sus Mons, the mountain ofVaugein Lorrain, or, according to others,de Faucilles, G. iv. 10
Volcae Arecom[)i]ci, and Tectosages, an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting theUpperandLower Languedoc
Volcae, a powerful Gallic tribe, divided into two branches, theTectosages and Arecomici, G. vii. 7
Volcatius Tullus, one of Caesar's partisans, C. iii. 52