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 Julius Caesar wrote his exciting Commentaries during some of the most grueling campaigns ever undertaken by a Roman army. The Gallic Wars and The Civil Wars constitute the greatest series of military dispatches ever written. As literature, they are representative of the finest expressions of Latin prose in its "golden" age, a benchmark of elegant style and masculine brevity imitated by young schoolboys for centuries.

One of the most daring and brilliant generals of all time, Julius Caesar combined the elements of tactical genius with the shrewdness of a master politician. He was an astute judge of men's character - their strengths and weaknesses. Whenever possible, he exercised restraint and mercy even when his worst enemies were in his power. But he also knew when and how to mete out stern punishment and his swift retaliations became a hallmark of his career. With his charismatic leadership, his powerful intellect and his magnetic personal charm, Julius Caesar became the idol of men and women everywhere. The fanatic loyalty of his troops and the adulation of the Roman public propelled him to the pinnacle of power. Historian Will Durant called him "the most complete man that antiquity produced."

Follow along in this recording as Julius Caesar in 50 B.C. undertakes the awesome enterprise of subduing savage Gaul, an area roughly the size of Texas. That task was barely completed before his enemies in Rome struck, igniting the bloody Civil War that engulfed most of the Roman Empire and afterward left Caesar in supreme power.

Public Domain (P)2009 Audio Connoisseur War Rome
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one of the best audio books I be had, given gravitas by excellent reader a must for students of history.

A1<br />SUPERB interpretation of Caesars commentaries <br />

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One of the most riveting books I ever listened to., a great lot learned and well read

Brilliant

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Very easy listening well told real account of Ceasars campaigns. Gives a good indication of the Roman military world.

A great window into the past, great production.

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Really good to listen too with a brilliant narrator, it can be difficult for those who may be approaching a Latin/Roman style of writing for the first time, but thoroughly detailed.
Unfortunately it seems to stop in the middle of the siege of Alexandria. I was hoping to at least get to Munda at the “end” of the Civil War.

Really intriguing listen, unfinished IMO

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Very informative and brilliant narration, very easy to be gripped and kept me wanting more!

Great

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