Julius Caesar's firsthand account of the Gallic Wars. In it Caesar describes the battles and intrigues that took place in the nine years he spent fighting the Celtic and Germanic peoples in Gaul that opposed Roman conquest. The chronicle provides vivid descriptions of his landings in Britain, his brazen punitive expedition into Germany, and the Gaul's heroic last stand at Vercingetorix

Translation of De bello Gallico. Includes bibliographical references (p. 203) and index.

The Helvetic campaign -- Ariovistus -- The Belgic campaign -- The battle with the Nervii -- The Aduatuci -- Galba in the Alps -- The Venetic campaign -- Sabinus in Normandy -- Crassus in Aquitania -- The German campaign -- Reconnaissance to Britain -- Indutiomarus and Dumnorix -- The British campaign -- The winter camps: Cotta and Sabinus -- The winter camps: Cicero -- The winter camps: Labienus -- The Treveran campaign -- Customs of the Gauls and Germans -- Ambiorix and the Sugambri -- Vercingetorix's rebellion -- The capture of Bourges -- The revolt of the Aedui -- The attack on Gergovia -- Labienus at Paris -- The siege of Alesia -- Winter operations -- The Bellovacan campaign -- The siege of Uxellodunum -- Mopping up -- Towards the civil war.