Julius Caesar - Gallic War - Commentaries (De Bello Gallico - Commentarii) - 1547

1547 ILLUSTRATED EDITION of "Commentarii" (Commentaries) by Gaius Julius Caesar (100 BC- 44 BC), also known simply as the "De Bello Gallico" (The Gallic War). The most famous writing of Julius Caesar, Roman general, politician and writer of the 1st century BC. This is his and his generals' account, over eight years, of the conquest of Gaul (France, Spain, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Britain, Switzerland, Egypt, Africa...), his military stratagems, civil war, battle plans (notably his major victory against Vercingetorix at the battle of Alesia), the analysis of the European peoples/tribes and their peculiarities. Richly illustrated with two large double-page maps of France, Spain and Portugal and 5 full-page illustrations such as Caesar's bridge over the Rhine River, details of the fortifications of some cities including Avaricum (Bourges), the Gallic city of Alesia, the Gallic fortified settlement of Uxelloduno near Vayrac, the city of Massiglia or Marseille etc... Here in the best translation of the 16th century, made by Agostino Ortica Della Porta for Aldo Manuzio (Manutius) and the Aldine printing house. Double logo with the famous dolphin and anchor on the first and last pages. Antique binding from the period in perfect condition. References: World Cat OCLC n°1014744627; Adams C84; Ahmanson-Murphy 372; Renouard 142/10; UCLA 372; CNCE Edit16 - 16th century Italian editions n°8167; Caesar and the Gallic War. (1917) Loeb Classical Library. Translated by Henry John Edwards. Harvard University Press; Keppie, Lawrence (1998). "The approach of civil war". The Making of the Roman Army: From Republic to Empire. Norman, University of Oklahoma Press; Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Caesar's Commentaries". Encyclopedia Americana. COMPLETE BOOK WITH ALL THE ILLUSTRATIONS.

The volume includes all of Caesar's most famous writings; with 8 books/notebooks for the "De Bello Gallico" (The Gallic War), each covering one year of his campaigns in Gaul and southern Britain in the 50s BC, with the eighth book written by Aulus Hirtius on the last two years. Then he continues with 6 books/notebooks for "De Bello Civili" (The Civil War), events of the Civil War from Caesar's perspective, until immediately after Pompey's death in Egypt. Describing the Alexandrian War, the African Campaign, and the Wars Waged in Spain. The volume is complete with all the illustrations depicting cities, fortresses, sieges, war machines and battle techniques.

TITLE : Commentarii di Gaio Giulio Cesare, tradotti di latino in volgar lingua per Agostino Ortica Della Porta...(Commentaries of Gaius Julius Caesar, translated from Latin into the vernacular by Agostino Ortica Della Porta...)
AUTHORS: Gaius Julius Caesar (12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC)
PUBLISHER: Aldo Manuzio (Aldus Manutius) heirs
DATE: MDXLVII (1547), printed in Venice, text in italian

DESCRIPTION: In-8° size H 168 x W 114 mm or 6.6 by 4.5 inches. Pages [7], 6-256. Antique parchment binding from the same period, in excellent condition, with minimal defects, solid, fully functional and with decorations and titles on the spine. Richly illustrated with two large double-page maps of France, Spain and Portugal and 5 full-page illustrations. Copy in very good condition with clean, white pages with almost no defects, some stains and yellowing on the title, illustrations are intact and with original margins. Good Venetian edition of the "Commentaries of De Bello Gallico", printed by Aldo Manuzio heirs in the translation by Agostino Ortica della Porta. COMPLETE BOOK WITH ALL THE ILLUSTRATIONS.

AUTHOR: Gaius Julius Caesar (12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and subsequently became dictator from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC. He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. Caesar was an accomplished author and historian as well as a statesman; much of his life is known from his own accounts of his military campaigns known as "Commentarii" (Commentaries) or the "De Bello Gallico" (The Gallic War).

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