Book I of Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War starts with an account of Gaul and goes on to cover Caesar's defeat of first the Helvetians and then the Germans under Ariovistus. The Introduction to this edition of the Latin text, first published in 1957, gives background information on the Rome of Caesar's time, on Caesar himself and on the composition and reliability of his commentaries, on Gaul, and on the Roman Army. Useful maps are provided, along with Notes on the text, Index of names, and a Vocabulary.
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Book I of Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War starts with an account of Gaul and goes on to cover Caesar's defeat of first the Helvetians and then the Germans under Ariovistus.
Introduction I. Caesar's Governorship in Gaul, and his Commentaries on the Gallic War II. Rome and her Empire III. Caesar IV. The Composition, Purpose, and Reliability ofr the Commentaries V. Gaul VI. How the Romans entered Gaul VII. The Roman Army Text Notes Index of Proper Names Vocabulary
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This edition of Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War includes an account of Gaul, Caesar's defeat of the Helvetians and the Germans, along with notes on the text, maps and vocabulary.
The first of seven volumes of Caesar’s Gallic War
Student editions of key works of Latin literature with English introduction and commentary notes, explaining the contextual background and with linguistic help.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780862921774
Publisert
1991-06-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Bristol Classical Press
Vekt
208 gr
Høyde
220 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
160

Forfatter
Volume editor

Biographical note

Colin Ewan was headmaster of the Crypt School, Gloucester, UK.