Caesar: De Bello Gallico I (Bk.1) [Paperback]

Colin Ewan (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0862921775 | ISBN-13: 978-0862921774 | Publication Date: July 24, 2009

Book I of Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War starts with an account of Gaul and goes on to cover Caesar's defeat of first the Helvetians and then the Germans under Ariovistus. The Introduction to this edition of the Latin text, first published by Bell & Hyman in 1957, gives background information on the Rome of Caesar's time, on Caesar himself and on the composition and relaibility of his commentaries, on Gaul, and on the Roman Army. Useful maps are provided, along with Notes on the text, Index of names, and a Vocabulary.

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About the Author

Colin Ewan was headmaster of the Crypt School, Gloucester.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Duckworth Publishers (July 24, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0862921775
• ISBN-13: 978-0862921774
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,267 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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  • #63 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Instruction > Latin

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good text, January 4, 2011

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Helen H Henderson, adjunct professor of Latin - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Caesar: De Bello Gallico I (Bk.1) (Paperback)

Caesar :De Bello Gallico I will be a great text for this semester.
The price was reasonable, and the book in good condition. I will tell my students to order it from Amazon. Thank you for making this text available .

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Expensive, May 29, 2010

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B. Smith (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Caesar: De Bello Gallico I (Bk.1) (Paperback)

The Latin text is quite short and the book is mostly explanations in English. I think you are better off to buy an English book that explains the war in Gaul and the Latin text separately. De Bello Gallico: Complete Edition (Latin Edition) is just $14.90 and it contains all SEVEN of Caesar's books and the EIGHTH book by Hirtius. This plus an English book about the war will add up to around $30. If you buy all seven Colin Ewan books you'll end up paying around $130!

Another interesting choice is a parallel text that features an English translation next to the Latin text: De Bello Gallico: Parallel Text English - Latin

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Concerning the Gallic War, October 23, 2009

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M. Facundo - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Caesar: De Bello Gallico I (Bk.1) (Paperback)

This book is very well put together and it seems like there is alot of reading but only about 40-45 pages of the book are in Latin. The glossary at the back is very helpful especially because there are words which weren't taught in first year Latin. The notes are helpful except when there is a difficult passage in the text and it looks like Ewan will translate it but he just gives very vague hints at what it might mean. Other than that, I recommend this book for reading Latin and it even has a map of the time period in the front of the book.