All these differ from each other in language, customs and laws. I.-All Gaul is divided into three parts, one of which the Belgae inhabit, the Aquitani another, those who in their own language are called Celts, in ours Gauls, the third. The river Garonne separates the Gauls from the Aquitani the Marne an MACDEVITT WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THOMAS DE QUINCEY Opening: THE COMMENTARIES OF CAIUS JULIUS CAESAR THE WAR IN GAUL BOOK I I.-All Gaul is divided into three parts, one of which the Belgae inhabit, the Aquitani another, those who in their own language are called Celts, in ours Gauls, the third. He died in the fifty-sixth year of his age, and was ranked amongst the Gods.more And the day before he died, the conversation at supper, in the house of Marcus Lepidus, turning upon what was the most eligible way of dying, he gave his opinion in favor of a death that is sudden and unexpected. His time was almost entirely occupied with public affairs, in the management of which, though he employed many agents, he appears to have had none in the character of actual minister.Ĭaesar deprecated a lingering death, and wished that his own might be sudden and speedy. It is to the honor of Caesar, that when he had obtained the supreme power, he exercised it with a degree of moderation beyond what was generally expected by those who had fought on the side of the Republic. All of Caesar's works that remain intact are contained in this edition of his commentaries. His poem entitled The Journey, which was probably an entertaining narrative, is likewise totally lost. Of the two books which he composed on Analogy, and those under the title of Anti-Cato, scarcely any fragment is preserved but we may be assured of the justness of the observations on language, which were made by an author so much distinguished by the excellence of his own compositions. They are elegant without affectation, and beautiful without ornament. His commentaries on the Gallic and Civil Wars are written with a purity, precision, and perspicuity, which command approbation. Julius Caesar himself was one of the most eminent writers of the age in which he lived. Caesar's Commentaries are an outstanding account of extraordinary events by one of the most exceptional men in the history of the world. Julius Caesar himself was one This complete edition of Caesar's Commentaries contains all eight of Caesar's books on the Gallic War as well as all three of his books on the Civil War masterfully translated into English by W. The Julio-Claudian dynasty would remain secure for another 17 years, until Nero’s suicide in 68.This complete edition of Caesar's Commentaries contains all eight of Caesar's books on the Gallic War as well as all three of his books on the Civil War masterfully translated into English by W. The Senate attempted to use the disastrous end of Caligula’s reign as a pretext to reestablish the Roman Republic, but Claudius, the heir designate, took the throne after gaining the support of the Praetorian Guard. Thus, Cassius Dio notes, Caligula “learned by actual experience that he was not a god.” Caligula was stabbed to death, along with his wife and daughter, by officers of the Praetorian Guard led by Cassius Chaerea. A conspiracy formed between the Praetorian Guard, the Senate and the equestrian order, and in late January of 41 A.D. He continued his childhood games of dress-up, donning strange clothing, women’s shoes and lavish accessories and wigs-eager, according to his biographer Cassius Dio, “to appear to be anything rather than a human being and an emperor.” Caligula’s DownfallĬaligula’s profligacy was draining the Roman treasury faster than he could replenish it through taxes and extortion. But he literally wallowed in luxury, allegedly rolling around in piles of money and drinking precious pearls dissolved in vinegar. He worked to accentuate his natural ugliness by practicing terrifying facial expressions in a mirror. Caligula was tall, pale and so hairy that he made it a capital offense to mention a goat in his presence.
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