De Bello Gallico Libri Septem

De Bello Gallico Libri Septem

by Gaius Julius Caesar

In this book the famous Gaius Julius Caesar himself describes the seven years of his war in Gaul.
When Caesar got proconsul of Gallia and Illyria in 58 B.C, the conquest of land in Gaul was an urgent need, both to improve his political standing and to calm his creditors in Rome. So Caesar claims his interest for a very large area already in the first sentence.

His steps and measures always appear clear and logical, but this simplicity is the result of a strict discipline in style. Caesar really chooses his words, and the list of standard words that he never or rarely uses, is astonishing. E.g...

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