C. Iulii Caesar - Rerum ab se Gestarum Commentarii - 1588

C. Ivlii Caesaris
Rerum ab se Gestarum
Commentaries .
Que hoc volume continentur, & quid huic editioni accesserit, sequentis reportella indicabit.
Lvdgunii, apud Ant.,Gryphium, 1588

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2 folded folding maps, 5 plates outside the text pp.(32),911,(49)

Binding in contemporary full parchment.

Caesar's Commentaries are works, primarily historical and military, written by Gaius Julius Caesar, describing his military campaigns and the civil war against Pompey. The two main works are De bello Gallico, which deals with the conquest of Gaul, and De bello civili, which narrates the civil war. The term 'Commentaries' indicates a type of narration that was initially a personal account, but which Caesar used with propagandistic and educational intentions, adopting a clear and straightforward style.

De Bello Gallico (The Gallic War): It describes Caesar's campaigns in Gaul from 58 to 52 BC, in seven books. It is known for its ethnographic digressions and descriptions of the customs of the local peoples.

De bello civili (The Civil War): It focuses on the civil war between Caesar and Pompey, between 49 and 48 BC, narrating the events in three books.
Originally, 'commentarius' referred to a diary or personal notes written by a general to record the events he participated in. Caesar transformed this genre into a historiographical work with propagandistic and didactic aims, providing material for future historians but also presenting his own version of events. Caesar narrates the events in the third person singular, giving an impression of objectivity and detachment, and adopts a rational and logical tone, portraying his actions as the result of careful decisions rather than random events.

Interior with some browning on some pages but in excellent condition.