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Caesar's Gallic War - A Commentary (Paperback, New)
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Caesar's Gallic War - A Commentary (Paperback, New)
Series: Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture
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A classic of western literature, Julius Caesar's Gallic War is also
a staple of Latin language instruction at both the high school and
college levels. This new edition for students, prepared by a senior
classical scholar and translator, is among the most comprehensive
available and will be especially valuable because Caesar is one of
the two authors chosen for the new Advanced Placement curriculum in
high school Latin. The Gallic War is a lively autobiographical
account. Caesar writes passionately of his military exploits in
Gaul (58-51 b.c.), the region embracing territories we know today
as France, Germany, and Britain. Including all 933 AP line
selections from Caesar's Latin text, this edition begins with
Benario's introduction to the life and career of Julius Caesar,
followed by a brief history of Rome and the Gauls from the fourth
century b.c. to Caesar's consulship, when he conducted annual
campaigns to subdue the Gallic threat once and for all. The volume
also features: * A brief analysis of the Gallic War and of Caesar's
prose style * Benario's extensive commentary, which leads the
student through grammatical complexities, explains Caesar's
rhetorical, geographical, and historical references, and
illuminates aspects of Roman life ranging from military technology
to astronomy * A comprehensive vocabulary * A list of suggested
readings Benario's wide-ranging commentary lends this book a value
that goes beyond the classroom. Reading Caesar in this edition is
not the plodding exercise in translation that generations of high
school Latin students once endured. Instead readers see Rome's
Gallic frontier as one of its greatest military commanders saw it,
reminding us why Caesar's De bello Gallico has endured for more
than two thousand years.
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