Julius Caesar

Between 58 and 50 BC, Caesar conquered most of the area now covered by France, Belgium, and Switzerland, and twice invaded Britain. This is the record of his campaigns. Caesar's narrative offers insights into his military strength and paints a picture of his encounters with the inhabitants of Gaul and Britain. It also offers lively portraits of key characters, such...

The Civil War is Caesar's own account of his struggle with Pompey over the leadership of Republican Rome. A military leader of legendary genius, Caesar was also a great writer, recording the events of his life with incomparable immediacy and power. The Civil War offers a tense and gripping depiction of his conflict with Pompey, which spanned the entire Roman...

Book I of Caesar: Gallic War I 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...

This selection from Caesar's Gallic War, intended for use in schools, includes the following passages in Latin: Book IV, chapters 20-36, and Book V, chapters 8-23. These chapters cover Caesar's expeditions to Britain in 55 and 54 BC. Eight explanatory sections in English, complete with maps, plans, and notes, give the student an opportunity to become familiar with Roman Britain...