Covering the caesarian civil war is no small undertaking. American factory and thoughts on the future american economy april 27, 2020. Does lucans civil war have a place for heroism and the. Swayed by this, the officers withdrew the soldiers from their work, abandoned the assault, and left sentries at the siege works. The third member of their ruling first triumvirate crassus had been killed waging war in syria while caesar was in gaul extending the empire to the shores of the english channel. I was surprised at caesar leniency toward the defeated solders. Through the eyes of titus, we are transported back in history to march with caesar. Caesar is one of my favorite historical characters. Ive read his commentaries and the civil war, suetonius the twelve caesars, plutarchs lives and a score of contemporary books about his life. The study of antiquity and the middle ages 6,850 views.
The civil war is caesars masterly account of the celebrated war between himself and his great rival pompey, from the crossing of the rubicon in january 49 b. The internet classics archive the civil wars by julius caesar. Read the fulltext online edition of caesar, a history of the art of war among the romans down to the end of the roman empire, with a detailed account of the campaigns of caius julius caesar vol. This book has been cited by the following publications. The book covers the battles but also the battles of spain, greece and african campaigns. In an aside in the second book of his commentaries on the civil war. On the civil war, more commonly referred to as the pharsalia, is a roman epic poem written by the poet lucan, detailing the civil war between julius caesar and the forces of the roman senate led by pompey the great. After reading kate gillivers caesar s gallic wars in this same collection i went for this volume. Caesar, however, did not interrupt his work, relying on the protection of the three legions, and the strength of the fosse. The poems title is a reference to the battle of pharsalus, which occurred in 48 bc, near pharsalus. Volume ii, civil wars loeb classical library by caesar. Julius caesars commentaries on the gallic war book 1.
Pompei has left rome with his army in order to intercept and detain two of. The supplement of dionysius vossius to caesars first book of the civil war. Julius caesar, commentaries on the civil war, caesars. The civil war book by caesar 9 available editions half. Commentaries on the civil warbook 3 wikisource, the. Commentaries on the gallic war is julius caesars firsthand account of the gallic wars, written as a thirdperson narrative.
I think it needless to say any thing here, in opposition to those who pretend, that the following commentaries, concerning the civil war, were not penned by caesar himself. They are records of his own campaigns with occasional digressions in vigorous, direct, clear, unemotional style and in the third person, the account of the civil war being somewhat more impassioned. This generously annotated edition places the war in context and enables the reader to grasp it. Caesar, a history of the art of war among the romans down. Julius caesars own narrative of the opening year of the civil war between himself and pompey is the only surviving account from the classical. The process of the crisis without alternative, caesars right to the civil war, his greatness.
In 49 bc they turned against each other and plunged rome into civil war. This is the american civil war artillery 2 186165 heavy artillery military history book by osprey publishing. The civil war written by gaius julius caesar and three of his followers recounts the events of the civil war between the caesar and pompey the great, including the latters defeat and the subsequent moppingup of his partisans in egypt, pontus, north africa and spain. The coming civil war part ii, and a possible american caesar.
The author abandoned it when he found himself living in a different world than that which saw its commencement. This includes his gallic wars and civil wars, plus three shorter works which may have been written by aulus hirtius who is also credited with the 8th book of the gallic wars. After staying for a short time, and advancing no great distance from the bottom of the hill, they led back their forces to their camp. The third day caesar fortified his camp with a rampart. After reading kate gillivers caesars gallic wars in this same collection i went for this volume. Long, frederick percy, 1868publication date 1906 topics pompey, the great, 10648 b. The civil war is julius caesars account of the years of turmoil during which he battled pompey the great for control of rome. This a parallel presentation of the works of julius caesar in latin and english translation. Peake is a retired marine who brings us a firstperson account from one of caesars men. Caesars civil war, the story of the generals contest with the pompeian party through nineteen months of civil war, is an unfinished masterpiece.
The memoir is written three years after his retirement as camp prefect, when titus is 61 years old. Even without the authority of suetonius, the diction itself would be sufficient to convince the most skeptical that caesar and no other was the author. William shakespeare might have given marcus junius brutus all the credit, but caesars true betrayer was a much closer friend. The descriptions of the lay of the land as related to strategic advantages for battle were interesting. I will now say nothing concerning the absurd opinion of those who assert that the following commentaries on the civil war were not written by caesar. Lucius caesar the son, who was waiting his arrival near clupea with ten ships which had been taken near utica in a war with the pirates, and which publius attius had had repaired for this war, frightened at the number of our ships, fled the sea, and running his threedecked covered galley on the nearest shore. The rest of the campaigns are written by either eyewitnesses to the accounts or second hand informed ones who manage to carry their 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. Chapter 1 while these things were going forward in spain, caius trebonius, caesars lieutenant, who had been left to conduct the assault of massilia, began to raise a mound, vineae, and turrets against the town, on two sides. Kalenus, having put the legions and cavalry on board at brundusium, as caesar had directed him, as far as the number of his ships allowed, weighed anchor. Together they had brought vast stretches of territory under roman dominion. Civil war is the second novel in this series the first being conquest of gaul. Where caesar s own account leaves off in 48 bc, his lieutenants take up the history, describing the vital battles of munda, spain and thapsus. The opening of book two is important to the presentation of cato as it is made clear that the universe gave open signs of war, showing that, not only caesar and pompey, but also the entire universe, is responsible for the civil war that cato is about to become embroiled in.
The book is a look at wider roman civilisation through caesars death. Scene 1, of julius caesar, follows immediately after the fatal daggerblows which end the. The setting is a meeting of the senate on january 1, 49, under the new consuls lucius cornelius lentulus and gaius claudius marcellus, both enemies of caesar. The campaign promises to be a very difficult one, but caesar has several good reasons for pursuing it. Julius caesar, commentaries on the civil war william duncan, ed. The civil wars has been divided into the following sections. Legion was pitched against legion in a vicious battle for political domination of the vast roman world. When caesar crossed the rubicon into italy with his army, in defiance of the senate in rome, he launched a civil war between his own party, the populares, who supported a dramatic reform of roman government under the leadership of caesar, and the optimates, or republicans, who wanted power to remain in the hands of the senate. Ehrhardt, crossing the rubicon, antichthon 29 1996 3041 robert stanton, why did caesar cross the rubicon.
Commentaries on the gallic war, by gaius julius caesar audio book duration. Beyond its importance as a source document for military and roman history, caesars clean prose style has long made. The narrative ends after pompeys death, amidst the preliminaries to the alexandrian war that initiated the next phase of. Iulius, 10244 bc, statesman and soldier, defied the dictator sulla. In caesars threebook civil war we see many continuities with his earlier.
The campaign of ilerda and defeat of afranius and petreius. Julius caesar and pompey the great were two of the greatest generals rome had ever produced. Check if you have access via personal or institutional login. Iulius, 10244 bce, statesman and soldier, defied the dictator sulla. Sirianni, caesars peace overtures to pompey, ac 62 1993 219237 christopher t. Marching with caesar conquest of gaul, the first book in the bestselling marching with caesar series, is a firstperson narrative, written in the form of a memoir as dictated to a scribe of titus pullus, legionary, optio, first spear centurion of caesars 6th and 10th legion. Follow more stories on facebook and twitter at hindustan times, we help you stay up. Caesar marched on rome and pompey fled rome to central italy. In the october horse, caesar is finishing the civil war against pompeys forces especially against cato the younger, developing a liaison and an alliance with cleopatra in egypt and returning to rome to begin to reform the system until his enemies assassinate him in the senate. Historian clarence caesar described sacramentos african american community from 1880 to 1940 as the settled years, in contrast to the civil rights struggles of the gold rush and civil war era and the civil rights era following the great migration of african americans to california during and after world war ii. C publisher oxford, the clarendon press collection robarts. The internet classics archive the civil wars by julius. I will now say nothing concerning the absurd opinion of those who assert that the following commentaries on the civil war were not written by caesar himself. Political tensions between caesar and the greater part of the roman senate have been building for quite some time.
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