Caesar: Gallic War VI / Edition 1

by Julius Caesar

Overview

Book VI of Caesar's description of his campaigns in Gaul deals with events of 53 BC, teh year after his major expedition to Britain. He suppresses revolts in Northern Gaul and crosses the Rhine to deal with maurauding Germans, then pursues the chieftain Ambiorix into the Ardennes, leaving Q. Cicero (the orator's younger brother) at Arduatuca with the Fourteenth Legion where the camp is attacked and casualties inflicted by German forces. The central section contains a description of the customs of the northern Gauls and Germans, in particular the practices of Druidism.

Full annotation on linguistic matters, and a comprehensive vocabulary, makes this book ideal for post-beginners tackling their first Latin prose, or preparing for examination.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780862920883
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/01/1991
Series:	Latin Texts
Edition description:	Bilingual
Pages:	170
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

E.C. Kennedy was Classics Master at Malvern College, UK.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Gauls
I: Origins and Migrations
II: The Gauls south of the Alps
II I: " The Province"
IV: Gallia Comata
V: Gallic Politics and Rel£gion
VI: The Druids and Religion
VII: Characteristics of the Gauls
VIII: The Last Years before Caesar's Arrival in Gaul
Chapter 2: Julius Caesar
I: Early Life, 100-64 B.C.
II: Rise to Power, 63-61 B.C.
III: The Triumvirate, 60 B.C.
IV: Caesar's " Gallic War"
V: The Approach of Civil War, 54-50 B.C.
VI: The Civil War, 49-45 B.C.
VII: Caesar as Sole Ruler, 45-44 B.C.
VIII: The Murder of Caesar
IX: Caesar's Character and Appearance
Chapter 3: The Roman Army
I: The old Republican Army
II: The Organisation of Caesar's Legions.
III: Order of Battle and the March
IV: Equipment and Arms
V: Other Troops, and the Baggage
VI: The Camp
VII: Sieges
V I1 I: The Army under the Empire
Chapter 4: Pronunciation and Translation
I: Syllable Division
1 I: Stress Accent
III: "Dog English" or "Gobbledegook"
Gallic War, Book VI
Part I, Caesar puts down revolts in Northern Gaul and crosses the Rhine
Part II: II-28, A description of the Customs of the Gauls and the Germans
Part Ill: 29-44 The Pursuit of Ambiorix, and the German attack on Cicero's camp
Notes
Vocabulary
Maps and Plan
Transalpine Gaul
Eastern Gaul and Western Germany
Caesar's Camp on the Aisne in 57 BC