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The Gallic War
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
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Summary
Julius Caesar is one of the most famous figures of the ancient Roman world. A skillful general and leading politician of the late Roman Republic, he secured a 10-year proconsular command in the province of Gaul, during which he accumulated both wealth and power. A core text in the teaching of Latin in schools, The Gallic War gives a unique insight into this remarkable man, as well as military strategy and practice of the day.
Seven of the work’s eight books were written by Caesar himself. They paint an unsurprisingly flattering self-portrait as he campaigns against both the Germans and the Gauls. This recording features Carolyn Hammond’s well-paced recent translation, published by Oxford University Press.
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"[Narrator] David Timson's sonorous voice and rounded tones don't mirror the spareness of Caesar's account, but instead enrich it, making it more approachable and easier to take in.... The precision of his pronunciation and delivery, and his adherence to the sense and tone of the text, keeps the narration crisp. Timson's performance, giving flesh to Caesar's bare-bones account, enhances the pleasure of this classic work of military history." (AudioFile)
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- Drosselmeyer
- 18-11-23
Outstanding reading of an important Classical text
This is Julius Caesar’s own account (other than the last of the eight books) of his conquest of Gaul, a unique classical and important military text. While this could have felt repetitive and lacing in excitement, there are two aspects of this audiobook that prevent this…the first is Timson’s superb and intelligent reading and the second the modern accessible translation. Highly recommended.
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