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Caesar's Gallic wars, 58-50 BC /

Drawing on Caesar's own writings, this book offers an eye-witness account of the Gallic Wars in the context of the collapse of the Roman republic and its descent into civil war.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gilliver, Catherine
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, ©2003.
Colección:Essential histories.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part, Chronology
  • chapter Introduction
  • chapter Background to war
  • Building an empire
  • chapter Warring sides
  • Discipline vs. spectacle
  • chapter Outbreak
  • The migration of the Helvetii
  • chapter The fighting
  • Invasion, siege and conquest
  • chapter Portrait of a soldier
  • Caesar's centurions
  • chapter The world around war
  • The impact of the conflict
  • part, Portrait of a civilian
  • Roman merchants
  • chapter How the war ended
  • Roman triumphs
  • chapter Conclusion and consequences
  • Pax Romana
  • chapter Further reading.