Librivox recording of commentaries on the gallic war, by gaius julius caesar. When caesar got proconsul of gallia and illyria in 58 b. Gallic war, is julius caesars firsthand account of the gallic wars, written as a thirdperson. Rhetorical themes and features in the speeches of julius caesars. C, the conquest of land in gaul was an urgent need, both to improve his political standing and to calm his. The internet classics archive the gallic wars by julius caesar. The gallic wars by julius caesar the internet classics archive. If you would like to participate, you can edit this article or you can visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks or take part in the discussion. Pompey, the proconsul, that since he was remaining near the city invested with military command for the interests of the commonwealth, he would command those men whom when consul he. The campaign against the germans and the first invasion of britain. The second invasion of britain and rebellion in northern gaul. Mercury was the most honoured of all the gods and many images of him were to be found. In this book the famous gaius julius caesar himself describes the seven years of his war in gaul.
Gaius julius caesar july 100 bc2 15 march 44 bc3, was a roman military and political leader. Chapter 1 caesar, expecting for many reasons a greater commotion in gaul, resolves to hold a levy by the means of m. A politician of the populares tradition, he formed an. Of all of these, the belgians are the bravest, because they are distant the longest from civilization and the culture of the province, and they visit very little to those merchant often and import those things which pertain to weakening the souls, and they are the nearest to the germans, who live across the rhine, with whom they wage war continually. In this book, besides observing caesars guile, it is well to note labienus, who demonstrates initiative and intelligence as he handles difficult positions. The national endowment for the humanities provided support for entering this text.
Caesars commentaries on the gallic war and the first book of the greek. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The nation of all the gauls is extremely devoted to superstitious rites. The internet classics archive the gallic wars by julius. Book vii final revolt of the gallic tribes war against vercingetorix siege of alesia 7. Commentaries on the gallic war is julius caesars firsthand account of the gallic wars, written as a thirdperson narrative. Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres, quarum unam incolunt belgae, aliam aquitani, tertiam qui ipsorum lingua celtae, nostra galli appellantur. The number in the right column indicates the lesson in which the core word first occurs. Much has been written on why caesar composed this work. Caesars helvetian campaign gallic war 1 greek and latin. New revisions of the helvetian campaign will appear throughout the fall of 2017.
After he had arrived there, he was greatly at a loss to know by what means he could reach his army. He played a critical role in the transformation of the roman republic into the roman empire. The gallic leaders meet and decide to cut off caesar from his army while he is in italy for the winter. My method has been to focus on caesars own writing.
His soldiers hurling their javelins from the higher ground, easily broke the enemys phalanx. Book vi, the shortest of the hooks in the gallic wars, relates caesars adventures during 53 b. Jan 01, 2004 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. This online text has latin on the left side and the english translation, as well as a seperate. Law and justice in caesars gallic wars russ versteeg introduction historians have written so much about julius caesar that it may strike one as presumptuous to propose to add anything of value that is novel today. Gallic wars cliffsnotes study guides book summaries, test. Gallos ab aquitanis garumna flumen, a belgis matrona et sequana dividit. As for the battle narrative itself, it concerns an early revolt of several tribes, quelled by caesar and labienus. The gallic war in which he names five of them together with their functions. Chapter 6 there were in all two routes, by which they could go forth from their country one through the sequani narrow and difficult, between mount jura and the river rhone by which scarcely one wagon at a time could be led. Tantis excitati praemiis et sua sponte multi in disciplinam conveniunt et a parentibus propinquisque mittuntur.