The gallic war, published on the eve of the civil war that led to the end of the roman republic, is an autobiographical account written by one of the most famous figures in european history. The gallic war julius caesar oxford university press. The belgae, from various motives, enter into a confederacy against the roman people. Feb 20, 2018 57 bc written by julius caesar, follows the second year of the gallic wars. The study of antiquity and the middle ages 6,850 views. Romes war against the gallic tribes lasted from 58 bc to 50 bc and culminated in the decisive battle of alesia in 52 bc, in which a complete roman victory resulted in the expansion of the roman republic over the whole of gaul mainly presentday france and belgium. Julius caesar wrote commentaries on the wars he fought in gaul between 58 and 52 b. Commentaries on the gallic war by gaius julius caesar free. Commentaries on the gallic war wikisource, the free online library. Gallic war, civil war, alexandrian war, african war, and spanish war, edited and translated by kurt a. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. Caesar s commentaries on the gallic war download ebook pdf.
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The commentaries on the gallic war is julius caesars firsthand account of the gallic wars, written as a thirdperson narrative. The gallic wars were a series of military campaigns waged by the roman proconsul julius caesar against several gallic tribes. The first 10 mins include battle maps of operations described in this book. Caesar s commentaries on the gallic war download ebook. Caesars commentaries on the gallic war internet archive. Caesars commentaries on the gallic war are his account of his campaigns of 5850 bc.
The name was extended by the romans to include italy from lucca and rimini northwards, excluding liguria. Commentaries on the gallic war ebook by gaius julius. Bohn, caesars commentaries provide a firsthand account of his military campaigns from 5845 bc. Commentaries on the gallic war, by gaius julius caesar audio book duration. This new translation reflects the purity of caesars latin while preserving the pace and flow of his momentous narrative of the conquest of gaul and the first roman invasions of britain and germany. At the bottom of each page below the text, each latin word is completely parsed and the commentary includes useful references to the revised grammars of bennett, gildersleeve, allen and greenough, and harkness and.
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