Julius Caesar is arguably one of the most prominent figures in western history alongside such figures as Alexander the Great and Charlemagne. He was known as a great military leader and politician because of his exploits in Gaul (modern-day France) and his tireless work as a public official and his membership in the Triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus.
Caesar wrote his own account of the conquest of Gaul in a work called "Commentarii De Bello Gallico" or the "Commentaries on the Gallic War." This work is both a history of what happened according to Caesar's perspective and it's a work of propaganda in order to aggrandize Caesar at Rome and to defend himself against his political enemies.
To Latin Students, De Bello Gallico is an excellent source of study because of it's clear and easy prose. Study of this book is indisputably useful for the Latin Student as well as students of history, politics, war, and human nature. You can find a free copy of the Latin version for download at: http://www.gutenberg.org
In the mean time here is a quote from it for your entertainment:
"Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres, quarum unam incolunt Belgae, aliam Aquitani, tertiam qui ipsorum lingua Celtae, nostra Galli appellantur."
"All Gaul is divided into three parts, one of which the Belgae inhabit, the Aquitani another, those who in their own language are called Celts, in our Gauls, the third. All these differ from each other in language, customs and laws."
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