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in about 15 days, in which (days) it was come into winter quarters, the beginning of a tumultuous insurrection/uprising and revolt/desertion has begun by Ambiorix and Catuvulcus; who, although they had met with Sabinus and Cotta near the territory of their kingdom and had collected grain into the winter quarters, having been influenced by the messages of the Indutiomarus the Treveran, they stirred up their people and suddenly with the wood gatherers having been attacked they came to the camp with a great gang to attack.

Since our men had seized arms quickly and had ascended the entrenchments and after the Spanish calvary had been sent out from one side/part, [our men] had been greater in the battle of cavalry, the enemy with the matter given up drew back their men from the siege. Then they shouted according to their custom, so that the some of our men would go forward to the conference: [they shouted] that they had [things] that they wished to say about the general matter, by means of which matters they hoped the conflicts could be lessened.