Commentaries on the Gallic War


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(4.4 stars; 161 reviews)

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)

Chapitres

00 - Introduction 9:51 Lu par James Christopher
01 - Book I ch.1-9 10:43 Lu par Becky Cook
02 - Book I ch.10-15 7:59 Lu par Becky Cook
03 - Book I ch.16-29 17:21 Lu par Becky Cook
04 - Book I ch.30-41 17:58 Lu par Becky Cook
05 - Book I ch.42-54 15:43 Lu par Becky Cook
06 - Book II ch.1-15 18:21 Lu par ontheroad
07 - Book II ch.16-35 21:07 Lu par ontheroad
08 - Book III ch.1-16 17:05 Lu par Becky Cook
09 - Book III ch.17-29 12:53 Lu par Becky Cook
10 - Book IV ch.1-15 16:24 Lu par Ted Garvin
11 - Book IV ch.16-19 6:50 Lu par Phil Chenevert
12 - Book IV ch.20-38 20:28 Lu par Phil Chenevert
13 - Book V ch.1-14 19:21 Lu par Ric F
14 - Book V ch.15-23 10:45 Lu par Ric F
15 - Book V ch.24-37 17:43 Lu par Ric F
16 - Book V ch.38-58 26:27 Lu par Ric F
17 - Book VI ch.1-8 11:22 Lu par ontheroad
18 - Book VI ch.9-28 22:45 Lu par ontheroad
19 - Book VI ch.29-44 20:21 Lu par ontheroad
20 - Book VII ch.1-13 16:53 Lu par MorganScorpion
21 - Book VII ch.14-28 19:59 Lu par MorganScorpion
22 - Book VII ch.29-41 18:25 Lu par MorganScorpion
23 - Book VII ch.42-51 12:20 Lu par MorganScorpion
24 - Book VII ch.52-71 22:15 Lu par Ted Garvin
25 - Book VII ch.72-90 24:54 Lu par Ted Garvin

Critiques

quite a literary feat to tackle w/ a speech impediment


(5 stars)


(3 stars)

readers should practice pronunciation before recording.

Great story, easy to listen to.


(5 stars)

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.


(3 stars)

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

good stuff


(4 stars)

It was sometimes difficult to listen to the guy with down syndrom speak.

Great book


(5 stars)

Even if the quality of the recordings from the different readers varies, the book over all is well read, captivating and interesting.

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(5 stars)

Thank you to the readers. You brought to life the details Ceasar described during the campaign.


(4 stars)

Excellent readers - good pronunciation of difficult names Inclusion of a map would have been very helpful