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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Later historians, notably dio cassius, are suspicious of his motives. Tantis excitati praemiis et sua sponte multi in disciplinam conveniunt et a parentibus propinquisque mittuntur. It is clear and direct, never obscure or difficult. Crassus his questor, and having hastily constructed some bridges, enters their country in three divisions, burns their houses and villages, and gets possession of a large number of cattle and men. This work is in the public domain in the united states of america. In chapter he mentions the importance of druids in the culture and social structure of gaul at the time of his conquest.

It details caesars campaigns in alexandria and asia. Much has been written on why caesar composed this work. C, the conquest of land in gaul was an urgent need, both to improve his political standing and to calm his. However, it is also said that caesar wrote the book as a selfserving, political treatise that was meant to assist him in bid for further office in romefootnoteref. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Orberg and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The 2005 television series rome gives a fictionalized account of caesars rise and fall, featuring kevin mckidd as the character of lucius vorenus and ray stevenson as the character of titus pullo of. Caesar, as a participant in the events, is a primary source, but as his commentaries were partly political, they may be suspected of being selfserving. When caesar got proconsul of gallia and illyria in 58 b.

The internet classics archive the gallic wars by julius. Kapitel 1 kapitel 15 wenn ihr verbesserungsvorschlagefehler habtfindet, dann raus damit. Chapter 6 caesar, having divided his forces with c. To read it in the original is to witness a great mind at work and see in all its grandeur the full architectural potential of the. Book vi, the shortest of the hooks in the gallic wars, relates caesars adventures during 53 b. An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer perseus any modifications you make. 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. As for the battle narrative itself, it concerns an early revolt of several tribes, quelled by caesar and labienus. In this book the famous gaius julius caesar himself describes the seven years of his war in gaul. The internet classics archive the gallic wars by julius caesar. The latin is elegantly beautiful, perhaps the most graceful prose ever written in the language. Rhetorical themes and features in the speeches of julius caesars. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3.