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THe forepart of this book compriseth the s••e & description, together with the maners of Germany, C. Caesar at what time as he led his armie against the Germans, at the request of the Heduans and Sequanians, whose territorie by them was possessed, and who under the conduct of Ariovistus were
come downe into France, by an Oration to his armie staied the timorous disposition of the souldiours, which arose upon the feare they had of new and straunge enemies, vanquished the Germanes in plaine fight, and drave them cleane out of Fraunce. M. Cicero, by meanes of Pompeius (who among others made an Oration in his behalfe) and of T. Annius Milo, a Tribune of the Commons, who likewise plea∣ded his cause, was with the exceeding ioy of the Senate and ail Italie, called home from exile. Cn. Pom∣peius had commission for five yeere space, to looke unto the provision of corne and victuals. Caesar over∣came in fight the Ambians, Suessiones, Viromanduans, Atrebates (nations all of the Belgae) of whome there was an exceeding multitude, and received them upon yeelding, to his protection. Afterwards hee fought with passing great hazard and ieopardie against the Nervij, one of the foresaid States, and in fine utterly destroied and extinguished their whole generation: for they had waged war so long, untill of sixtie thousand armed men, there remained but three hundred, and of ninetie five of their noble∣men, three onely escaped and no more. There passed a law for to reduce Cyprus into the forme of a pro∣vince, and to confiscate the kings treasure: by vertue whereof, the managing of that affair was commit∣ted to C. Cato. Ptolomaeus king of Aegypt suffered many wrongs and iniuries at his owne subiects hands, and being by them expelled out of his kingdome came to Rome. C. Caesar in a battell at sea vanquished the Venetians, a State and citie seated in the very Ocean. Last of all, it reporteth the exploits by his lieu∣tenants performed with like good fortune.