Book 7 of Caesar's Bellum gallicumUniversal-Publishers, 2004 - 382 pages This comprehensive reader utilizes a step-by-step approach to help students of Latin read and understand the longest and most dramatic book of Caesar's Gallic War. Book 7 is the culmination of the conflict between Gaul, led by the young Arvernian Vercingetorix and fighting for its freedom and political survival, and the Romans, led by Julius Caesar and fighting for hegemony and political mastery. The final battle at Alesia, pitting the united might of Gaul at 339,000 men against a Roman army of 40,000, changed the course of Western history. This reader is ideal for Latin students of all levels who have a basic knowledge of grammar and morphology. The Latin text of all 90 chapters of Book 7 is broken down into manageable segments, normally about a sentence in length. Immediately following, all vocabulary is provided with several meanings of each word selected for that particular context. This is especially helpful for beginning students who are sometimes unsure which definition of a given word to select for translation. Following the vocabulary, there are notes on the passage. A unique feature of this reader is that the notes are complete and cover the syntax of every construction and every word in turn. The thoroughness of this reader facilitates speed in reading, increases comprehension, and promotes satisfaction in reading a difficult language. The benefits of this approach will be shared by teachers and students alike. |
Table des matières
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THE SIEGE AND SACK OF AVARICUM BY THE ROMANS 7 1433 55140 | 55 |
AN UNFAVORABLE POSITION DESPITE THE PLEAS OF HIS SOLDIERS | 66 |
TAKEN AND SACKED THE INHABITANTS ARE PUT TO THE SWORD IN A FEARFUL SLAUGHTER | 101 |
THE SIEGE OF GERGOVIA THE ROMANS ARE REPULSED WITH SIGNIFICANT LOSSES 7 3452 140219 | 140 |
ENGAGEMENTS ENSUE ON TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS CAESAR DEPARTS AND CROSSES THE ELAVER | 219 |
LABIENUS CAPTURES METIOSEDUM DEFEATS CAMULOGENUS THEN ESCAPES | 235 |
THE REBELLION SPREADS THE AEDUI DEMAND ULTIMATE CONTROL | 257 |
THE GALLIC CAVALRY ATTACKS THE ROMANS ON THE MARCH AND ARE BEATEN | 270 |
THE GAULS LOOSE A CAVALRY SKIRMISH VERCINGETORIX DISMISSES | 287 |
THE MANDUBII ARE EXPELLED FROM ALESIA BUT ARE NOT RECEIVED BY CAESAR | 330 |
THE THIRD AND FINAL ATTEMPT AT THE RELIEF OF ALESIA THE GAULS | 348 |
THE SURRENDER OF VERCINGETORIX AND THE BESIEGED ARMY | 368 |
THE FINAL ROMAN VICTORY AT ALESIA 7 5390 219375 | 375 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
Ablative absolute A.G. Ablative of place accusative demonstrative pronoun Accusative direct object accusative here means Accusative/infinitive construction action as completed adjective A.G. adjective modifying Adverb A.G. Aedui antecedent Appendix Arverni atus Caesar castra Complementary infinitive conditional statement construction in indirect coordinate clause dative Dative indirect object demonstrative pronoun discourse is relative enclitic conjunction connects English a phrase Galli Gauls gerundive haec historical present Imperfect subjunctive indirect discourse infinitive in indirect main clause A.G. main verb A.G. masculine neuter Nominative subject A.G. normal A.G. nouns A.G. omnis onis oppidum orum participle represents Partitive genitive passive perfect tense pluperfect tense Possessive genitive predicate Prepositional phrase pronoun used substantively quae quod reflexive pronoun Relative clause A.G. relative pronoun represents the action saying A.G. secondary sequence sequence and follows sequence of tense Singular subjunctive subordinate clause A.G. substantively A.G. 296.2 substantively A.G. 305 transitive verb understood verb of saying Vercingetorix Viridomarus
Fréquemment cités
Page 16 - In omni Gallia eorum hominum, qui aliquo sunt numero atque honore, genera sunt duo. Nam plebes paene servorum habetur loco, quae nihil audet per se, nullo adhibetur consilio. Plerique, cum aut aere alieno aut magnitudine tributorum aut iniuria potentiorum premuntur, sese in servitutem dicant nobilibus: in hos eadem omnia sunt iura, quae dominis in servos.
Page iv - I replied ; " they are like nude figures, straight and beautiful ; stripped of all ornament of style as if they had laid aside a garment. His aim was to furnish others with material for writing history, and perhaps he has succeeded in gratifying the inept, who may wish to apply their curling irons to his material ; but men of sound judgement he has deterred from writing, since in history there is nothing more pleasing than brevity clear and correct.
Page vi - Asinius Pollio thinks that they were put together somewhat carelessly and without strict regard for truth; since in many cases Caesar was too ready to believe the accounts which others gave of their actions, and gave a perverted account of his own, either designedly or perhaps from forgetfulness; and he thinks that he intended to rewrite and revise them. He left besides a work in two volumes "On Analogy," the same number of "Speeches Criticising Cato," in addition to a poem, entitled "The Journey.