Commentaries on the Gallic War
Gaius Julius Caesar
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Commentarii de Bello Gallico (English: Commentaries on the Gallic War) is Julius Caesar's firsthand account of the Gallic Wars, written as a third-person narrative. In it Caesar describes the battles and intrigues that took place in the nine years he spent fighting local armies in Gaul that opposed Roman domination.
The work has been a mainstay in the teaching of Latin to schoolchildren, its simple, direct prose lending itself to that purpose. It begins with the frequently quoted phrase "Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres", sometimes quoted as "Omnia Gallia in tres partes divisa est", meaning "All Gaul is divided into three parts". (Summary from Wikipedia) (7 hr 16 min)
Chapters
00 - Introduction | 9:51 | Read by James Christopher |
01 - Book I ch.1-9 | 10:43 | Read by Becky Cook |
02 - Book I ch.10-15 | 7:59 | Read by Becky Cook |
03 - Book I ch.16-29 | 17:21 | Read by Becky Cook |
04 - Book I ch.30-41 | 17:58 | Read by Becky Cook |
05 - Book I ch.42-54 | 15:43 | Read by Becky Cook |
06 - Book II ch.1-15 | 18:21 | Read by ontheroad |
07 - Book II ch.16-35 | 21:07 | Read by ontheroad |
08 - Book III ch.1-16 | 17:05 | Read by Becky Cook |
09 - Book III ch.17-29 | 12:53 | Read by Becky Cook |
10 - Book IV ch.1-15 | 16:24 | Read by Ted Garvin |
11 - Book IV ch.16-19 | 6:50 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
12 - Book IV ch.20-38 | 20:28 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
13 - Book V ch.1-14 | 19:21 | Read by Ric F |
14 - Book V ch.15-23 | 10:45 | Read by Ric F |
15 - Book V ch.24-37 | 17:43 | Read by Ric F |
16 - Book V ch.38-58 | 26:27 | Read by Ric F |
17 - Book VI ch.1-8 | 11:22 | Read by ontheroad |
18 - Book VI ch.9-28 | 22:45 | Read by ontheroad |
19 - Book VI ch.29-44 | 20:21 | Read by ontheroad |
20 - Book VII ch.1-13 | 16:53 | Read by MorganScorpion |
21 - Book VII ch.14-28 | 19:59 | Read by MorganScorpion |
22 - Book VII ch.29-41 | 18:25 | Read by MorganScorpion |
23 - Book VII ch.42-51 | 12:20 | Read by MorganScorpion |
24 - Book VII ch.52-71 | 22:15 | Read by Ted Garvin |
25 - Book VII ch.72-90 | 24:54 | Read by Ted Garvin |
Reviews
quite a literary feat to tackle w/ a speech impediment
C. FELIX FORTVNATVS
Kcnolan
readers should practice pronunciation before recording.
Great story, easy to listen to.
Frank
Written over two thousand years ago by the man who all but exterminated the Celts, the perspective is fantastic, if also a tool for propagandizing. I love the spare descriptions of the landscape and the isle of Britain in a time when the landscape and its inhabitants were still largely untamed. It begs the imagination.
Rick
another great history mangled by poor readers I enjoyed listening to it except for the fact that Morgan scorpion sounds like Elmer Fudd and Tim Garvin has no idea how to pronounce any of the names I wonder if the people who put well read and their comments actually speak English
How to....
A LibriVox Listener
Thank you to the readers. You brought to life the details Ceasar described during the campaign.
good stuff
A LibriVox Listener
It was sometimes difficult to listen to the guy with down syndrom speak.
Great book
olav774
Even if the quality of the recordings from the different readers varies, the book over all is well read, captivating and interesting.
Well read and good for anyone interested in the history of Rome.
A LibriVox Listener