Caesar: The Conquest of Gaul

by S.A. Handford

Genres: History, Classics

283 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1967

Reviews

[BookVirgo · Rating 5 out of 5]

An absolute classic. If we did not have books like this then there would be very little history.

This particular account has an added value as it provides the first eye witness descriptions of Britain and its people (from page 119 onwards) when Caesar takes time off from bashing the Gauls and plans an expedition to the south coast of what is now England.

Of course, we must allow for the fact that Caesar was an aspiring politician and his writings were always intended to show him in a good light, but that is the sort of thing that good historians are always aware of and can allow for

[Mario · Rating 4 out of 5]

Caesar breaks Gaul, Caesar conquers Gaul.

[Mark Wood · Rating 5 out of 5]

2nd time of reading, and it’s still of interest and enjoyment.

[Jbussen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't finish. I thought it would be translated from Caesar the man himself into English but it was the author's words after they read the original work. It is their commentaries not Caesars. I wanted to hear what Julius Caesar said!