num_pages: 206
description: A mature but accessible Latin a narrative brimming with historical significance and these were once touted as obvious advantages of reading Caesar's Bellum Gallicum . A change in sensibilities however read Rome s brutal invasion and conquest of northern Europe as problematic if not disturbing. But questions about the validity of Rome s actions and of Caesar s especially in his later Bellum Civile are precisely what make these commentaries compelling to read and to discuss. Additional selections from Caesar s letters speeches and poetry offer fresh perspectives on his stylistic versatility. Tatum s commentary guides readers through it all pointing up Caesar s significance as a representative of his age culture and class while not skirting issues raised by the intriguingly unsimple mentality that gave us these works.Introduction to Caesar s life times works and style588 lines of unadapted Latin text selected from Caesar s two historical commentaries as well as from his extant correspondence oratory and Bellum Gallicum BOOK 1: 1.1 1.4 2.1 3.1 7 11 12 34 36; BOOK 2: 19.6 22.2; BOOK 5: 27; BOOK 6: 13 14 16 21 24 Bellum Civile BOOK 1: 3 4 7 22 23; BOOK 2: 31 32; BOOK 3: 1 57 103.2 104.3 Cicero Ad Atticum 9.7C (Caesar to Oppius and Cornelius) 10.8B (Caesar to Cicero) Suetonius Vita Divi Iulii 6 (fragment of Caesar s funeral oration for his aunt Julia) Suetonius Vita Terentii 7 (Caesar s poem on Terence)Notes at the back and complete vocabularyAppendix on Latin prose rhythmThree maps and three illustrations
language: English
title: A Caesar Reader: Selections from Bellum Gallicum and Bellum Civile, and from Caesar's Letters, Speeches, and Poetry (Latin Edition) (Latin Readers)
publisher: Bolchazy Carducci Pub