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De Bello Gallico

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Eight years of war in fifty thousand words. Caesar conquered Gaul, invaded Britain twice, crossed the Rhine, and slaughtered or enslaved a million people — then wrote about it in prose so clean and controlled it's still used to teach Latin to beginners. The detachment is the point. Caesar never raises his voice. The horrors speak for themselves.

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Books

  • 1
    Book 1 58 BC

    The Helvetii migration and the defeat of Ariovistus. Caesar's first campaign in Gaul.

    302 lines
  • 2
    Book 2 57 BC

    The conquest of the Belgae. The Nervii ambush and the near-destruction of two legions.

    167 lines
  • 3
    Book 3 56 BC

    Maritime war against the Veneti and the subduing of Aquitania.

    148 lines
  • 4
    Book 4 55 BC

    The Rhine crossing and the first British expedition.

    194 lines
  • 5
    Book 5 54 BC

    The second British expedition and the destruction of Sabinus' legion by Ambiorix.

    332 lines
  • 6
    Book 6 53 BC

    Further revolts and Caesar's second Rhine crossing.

    244 lines
  • 7
    Book 7 52 BC

    Vercingetorix and the siege of Alesia. The climax of the war.

    523 lines
  • 8
    Book 8 51–50 BC

    Hirtius continues the narrative through the final pacification of Gaul.

    240 lines
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