Section 1 (Lines 1-23)

Question 1

Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres [1]

Answer 1

Gaul is on the whole divided into three parts

Question 2

quarum unam incolunt Belgae [1-2]

Answer 2

of which one the Belgae inhabit

Question 3

aliam Aquitani [2]

Answer 3

another the Aquitani

Question 4

tertiam qui ipsorum lingua Celtae [2-3]

Answer 4

the third they who in their own language are called Celts

Question 5

nostra Galli appellantur. [3]

Answer 5

in ours Gauls

lit., “in our language they are called Gauls” because of the verb—verb also used for “qui…Celtae” before

Question 6

Hi omnis…differunt [3-4]

Answer 6

All these differ

Question 7

lingua, institutis, legibus inter se [3-4]

Answer 7

from each other in language, customs, and laws

Question 8

Gallos ab Aquitanis Garumna flumen [4-5]

Answer 8

The Garonne River divides the Gauls from the Aquitani

(N.B. - The verb “dividit” is coming up at the end of the sentence, but its English equivalent, “divides” is included in this translation. Expect this throughout the flashcards.)

Question 9

a Belgis Matrona et Sequana dividit. [5]

Answer 9

the Marne River and the Seine River divide the Gauls from the Belgae.

Question 10

Horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae [6]

Answer 10

Of all these the bravest are the Belgae

Question 11

propterea quod a cultu atque humanitate provinciae [6-7]

Answer 11

because from the civilization and refinement of the Province

Question 12

minimeque ad eos mercatores saepe commeant [8]

Answer 12

and scarcely often do merchants come and go to them

Question 12

longissime absunt [7]

Answer 12

they are the farthest distant

Question 13

atque ea quae ad effeminandos animos pertinent important [8-9]

Answer 13

and import the things which relate to the weakening of minds

Question 14

proximique sunt Germanis [9-10]

Answer 14

and they are the closest to the Germans

Question 15

qui trans Rhenum incolunt [10]

Answer 15

who live across the Rhine River

Question 16

quibuscum continenter bellum gerunt. [10-11]

Answer 16

and with whom they are continuously waging war.

Question 17

Qua de causa Helvetii quoque reliquos Gallos virtute praecedunt [11-12]

Answer 17

And for this reason the Helvetians also excel the rest of the Gauls

Question 18

quod fere cotidianis proeliis cum Germanis contendunt [12-13]

Answer 18

because in nearly daily battles with the Germans they vie

Question 19

cum aut suis finibus eos prohibent [13-14]

Answer 19

when either they (the Helvetians) ward them (the Germans) from their own borders

Question 20

aut ipsi in eorum finibus bellum gerunt. [14]

Answer 20

or they (the Germans) wage war on their (the Helvetians’) borders.

Question 21

Eorum una pars [15]

Answer 21

Of these (parts of Gaul) one part

Question 22

quam Gallos obtinere dictum est, [15]

Answer 22

which it has been said the Gauls hold,

Question 23

initium capit a flumine Rhodano, [15-16]

Answer 23

takes its beginning from the Rhone River,

Question 24

continetur Garumna flumine Oceano, finibus Belgarum, [16-17]

Answer 24

is bordered by the Garonne River, the Ocean, and the borders of the Belgae,

Question 25

attingit etiam ab Sequanis [17]

Answer 25

it also borders on the side of the Sequani

Question 26

et Helvetiis flumen Rhenum, [17-18]

Answer 26

and the Helvetians the Rhine River,

Question 27

vergit ad septentriones. [18]

Answer 27

it faces to the north.

Question 28

Belgae ab extremis Galliae finibus oriuntur, [18-19]

Answer 28

The Belgae rise from the farthest borders of Gaul,

Question 29

pertinent ad inferiorem partem fluminis Rheni, [19-20]

Answer 29

extend to the lower part of the Rhine River,

Question 30

spectant in septentrionem [20]

Answer 30

[and] look into the north

Question 31

et orientem solem. [20-21]

Answer 31

and the rising sun.

Question 32

Aquitania a Garumna flumine [21]

Answer 32

Aquintania reaches from the Garonne River

Question 33

ad Pyrenaeos montes [21]

Answer 33

to the Pyrenees Mountains

Question 35

et eam partem Oceani [21-22]

Answer 35

and the part of the Ocean

Question 36

quae est ad Hispaniam pertinet; [22]

Answer 36

that is toward Spain

Question 37

spectat inter occasum solis et septentriones. [22-23]

Answer 37

it looks between the setting of the sun and the north.