De Bello Gallico: Page 27 Book 1.40.59-71
Quod non fore dicto audientes neque signa laturi dicantur, nihil se ea re commoveri: scire enim, quibuscumque exercitus dicto audiens non fuerit, aut male re gesta fortunam defuisse aut aliquo facinore comperto avaritiam esse convictam. Suam innocentiam perpetua vita, felicitatem Helvetiorum bello esse perspectam.
Itaque se, quod in longiorem diem collaturus fuisset, repraesentaturum et proxima nocte de quarta vigilia castra motutum, ut quam primum intellegere posset utrum apud eos pudor atque officium an timor plus valeret. Quod si praeterea nemo sequatur, tamen se cum sola decima legione iturum, de qua non dubitet, sibique eam praetoriam cohortem futuram.
Huic legioni Caesar et indulserat praecipue et propter virtutem confidebat maxime.
posted by AwesomeAndrade @ 8:04 AM
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With regard to those no hearing that which was said nor bearing the standards, he was not bothered by this matter: for he new that with whomever the army was not listening to their orders, it was because either fortune was lacking in this thing that was conducted or greed was revealed from some uncovered action. His own integrity from his entire life, his good fortune was seen clearly during the war with the Helvetians.
Therefore (he said that)he would do at once that which he intended to do at a later day and he would move the camp the next night during the fourth watch, so that he would be able to tell as soon as possible whether duty and honor was stronger than fear among them. Because, however, if no one followed him, then he would go with tenth legion alone, of which there was no doubt and it would serve as a military body guard.
Caesar favored this legion especially because he had the greatest faith in their virture.
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