I. Trebonius continues the siege of Marseilles.
III. Nasidius arrives with a fleet to the relief of the town.
IV. The inhabitants repair their fleet, and join it to that of Nasidius.
V. A sea fight between Brutus and the people of Marseilles.
VI. In which the latter are defeated.
VIII. Trebonius raises a prodigious tower against the town.
IX. Likewise a musculus of uncommon size.
X. By which a tower belonging to the enemy is overthrown.
XI. Upon this the besieged demand a truce.
XIII. Which they afterwards break, and in a sudden sally burn Trebonius's works.
XIV. Trebonius, with wonderful expedition, raises a new and amazing terrace.
XV. Upon which the besieged again treat of a surrender.
XVI. Meanwhile M. Varro, in farther Spain, prepares to oppose Caesar.
XVII. Caesar summons a general assembly of the states at Corduba.
XVIII. Varro, deserted by his troops, goes over to Caesar.
XIX. Caesar having reduced Spain, arrives before Marseilles.
XX. The Marseillians surrender; L. Domitius escapes by sea.
XXI. About the same time, C. Curio sets out for Africa.
XXII. Wlere, at first, he wars successfully against Varus.
XXXIV. But afterwards, Varus having received supplies from king Juba, he rashly ventures a battle, where, after some advantages in the beginning, by means of his cavalry, he is at last cut off with his whole army.
Ch. 1
While these things passed in Spain, Trebonius, Caesar's lieutenant, who had been left to carry on the siege of Marseilles, raised terraces for two different attacks, and approached with his towers and galleries. One of the attacks was on the side of the port; the other, towards the mouth of the Rhone, which empties itself into the sea, bordering upon Spain and Gaul. For Marseilles is washed by the sea on three sides, and can be approached by land only on the fourth; of which that part where the citadel stands, being very strong by nature, because of a deep valley that runs before it, requires a long and difficult siege. For the completing of these works, Trebonius drew together, from all parts of the province, a great number of workmen and beasts of carriage; ordered wood and osiers to be brought; and having prepared all things necessary, raised a terrace eighty feet high.
