Motusque Bonna exercitus in coloniam Agrippinensem, adfluentibus auxiliis Gallorum, qui primo rem Romanam enixe iuvabant: mox valescentibus Germanis pleraeque civitates adversum nos arma sumpsere spe libertatis et, si exuissent servitium, cupidine imperitandi.
The army next advanced from Bonn to Cologne, while Gallic auxiliary troops poured in, for the Gauls gave vigorous assistance to the Roman cause at first. Later, as the German strength increased, many states took up arms against us. They were inspired by hope of freedom and by a desire to have an empire of their own if they once were rid of servitude.