The Gallic Wars - Couverture rigide

Caesar, Julius

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1515433269 ISBN 13 : 9781515433262

Editeur : Wilder Publications, 2023

Synopsis

Caesar portrayed his invasion of Gaul as being a defensive pre-emptive action, most historians agree that the wars were fought primarily to boost Caesar's political career and to pay off his massive debts. Even so, Gaul was extremely important to Rome, as they had been attacked many times by the Gauls. Conquering Gaul allowed Rome to secure the natural border of the river Rhine. Caesar painstakingly describes his military campaign, and this is it is still the most important historical source on the Gaul campaign. It is also a masterwork of political propaganda, as Caesar was keenly interested in manipulating his readers in Rome as he published this book just as the Roman Civil war began. W. A. Macdevitt's translations brings this land mark historic book alive.

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À propos des auteurs

Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE) was a Roman general, statesman, and writer whose military campaigns and political career transformed the Roman Republic. His conquest of Gaul established his reputation as one of Rome's greatest commanders and set the stage for his rise to power. His writings, including The Gallic Wars and The Civil War, remain central texts of classical literature, valued for their clarity, discipline, and enduring historical importance.

W. A. Macdevitt was a nineteenth-century classical scholar and translator known for producing clear, accessible English renderings of Latin historical texts. His translation of The Gallic Wars has been widely used in educational and general editions for its straightforward style and fidelity to Caesar's concise prose. Macdevitt's work reflects the Victorian-era emphasis on readability and instructional value, making classical texts available to a broad English-speaking audience without sacrificing their essential structure or meaning.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wilder Publications
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1515433269
• ISBN 13: 9781515433262
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 171
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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