Caesar's De Bello Gallico & Other Commentaries

8. De Bello Gallico & Other Commentaries Book VIII

The Dordogne in the Périgord

March 24, 2021

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The Romans besiege Uxellodunum and succeed by cutting off their drinking water. Written after Caesar's Death by Aulus Hirtius.

7. De Bello Gallico & Other Commentaries Book VII

Poster for the French film Vercingétorix

March 20, 2021

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Photo Poster for the French film Vercingétorix by Cândido Aragonez de Faria (Laranjeiras (Brésil) EYE Film Institute Netherlands is licensed Public Domain in it's country of origin where copyright is expired, and in the United States where copyright is expired..
"De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries by Gaius Julius Caesar is licensed Public Domain in the USA. Translated by McDevitte, W. A. (William Alexander). Intro by De Quincey, Thomas.

The epic story of Caesar's confrontation with Vercingetorix at Alesia, featuring a double circumvallation siege.

6. De Bello Gallico & Other Commentaries Book VI

Ambiorix

March 15, 2021

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"De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries by Gaius Julius Caesar is licensed Public Domain in the USA. Translated by McDevitte, W. A. (William Alexander). Intro by De Quincey, Thomas.

Caesar pursues Ambiorix of the Eburones in the Ardenne Forest, after once again briefly crossing the Rhine. And also offers colorful description and analysis of the people and customs of Germany and Gaul.

5. De Bello Gallico & Other Commentaries Book V

Landing of the Romans on the Coast of Kent - from Cassell's History of England, Vol. I - anonymous author and artists

March 14, 2021

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Caesar campaigns in Britain, going so far as to ford the River Thames in pursuit of the Britons, before withdrawing back to the Continent for the winter, where the Romans face revolt in Gaul.

4. De Bello Gallico & Other Commentaries Book IV


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Caesar builds a bridge over the River Rhine and invades Britain

3. De Bello Gallico & Other Commentaries Book III


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Caesar obliterated the Veneti a sea-fairing people in the Northwest of what is now France; not without some difficulty, on account of the difficulty of the terrain. But the Romans were able to overcome them by cutting their rigging, as the boats of the Veneti relied completely upon sail and did not have oar. After this the Romans also pacified Aquitania.

2. De Bello Gallico & Other Commentaries Book II


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Caesar pacifies the Belgae in Northern Gaul.

1. De Bello Gallico & Other Commentaries Book I


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Caesar drives the Helvetii out of Gaul, and then marches North and annihilates Ariovistus.

0. Thomas De Quincey's Introduction to Caesar's De Bello Gallico & Other Commentaries


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Photo Bust of Julius Caesar, posthumous portrait in marble, 44–30 BC by Unknown is licensed Public Domain in the United States where copyright is expired.
"De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries by Gaius Julius Caesar is licensed Public Domain in the USA. Translated by McDevitte, W. A. (William Alexander). Intro by De Quincey, Thomas.

The context for this commentary is that in the time of Caesar's youth, the Dictator Sulla had recently overthrown the dictator Marius. Caesar was ostensibly deemed to be at opposition to Sulla, but managed to escape his political purge.