Ncaesar's gallic wars translation book 6

Part of a complete english translation of caesars gallic war. Works of julius caesar parallel englishlatin, full text etext at works of julius caesar. Book 1 106k book 2 60k book 3 53k book 4 64k book 5 98k book 6 77k book 7 153k book 8 87k download. A large part of this book is taken up by description of customs and territories and, although this material is interesting we wonder how true some parts of it are. Crassus were consuls, those germans called the usipetes, and likewise the tenchtheri, with a great number of men, crossed the rhine, not far from the place at which that river discharges itself into the sea. Summary caesar expects more uprisings in gaul, so begins securing more troops. Crassus his questor, and having hastily constructed some bridges, enters their country in three divisions, burns their houses and villages, and gets possession of a large number of cattle and men. Caesar, therefore, is anxious to engage them in battle and especially anxious to face ambiorix. Constrained by these circumstances the menapii send embassadors to him for the purpose of suing for peace. The gallic wars by julius caesar the internet classics archive. The internet classics archive the gallic wars by julius.

The motive for crossing that river was, that having been for several years harassed by the suevi, they. Chapter 6 caesar, having divided his forces with c. Chapter 1 the following winter this was the year in which cn. The conquest of gaul, isbn 0140444335, by gaius julius caesar, translated by s. Gallic wars cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. The gallic war dover thrift editions julius caesar, h. To get best benefit, dont rely on the translation provided on the facing pages of the latin text, but get a commentary to assist you. 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 our gauls, the third. Site contains many greek and latin texts, translations and related material.