| Caesar: Gallic War I Contributor(s): Caesar, Julius (Author), Ewan, Colin (Editor), Ewan, C. (Designed by) |
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ISBN: 0862921775 ISBN-13: 9780862921774 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $30.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1991 Annotation: 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 by Bell & Hyman in 1957, gives background information on the Rome of Caesar's time, on Caesar himself and on the composition and relaibility 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - Foreign Language Study | Latin |
| Series: Caesar |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.9" W x 9.1" (0.50 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |