De bello gallico: Commentarius primus [- septimus], Volume 5Clarendon Press, 1914 |
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Page xiii
... believe that he wrote each commentary year by year , after the campaign which it described : others that he wrote the whole seven -for it must be remembered that the eighth was written by his friend , Aulus Hirtius — in the winter of 52 ...
... believe that he wrote each commentary year by year , after the campaign which it described : others that he wrote the whole seven -for it must be remembered that the eighth was written by his friend , Aulus Hirtius — in the winter of 52 ...
Page xix
... believe that I have done my best to produce a sound text ; but if any one desires to test my conclusions , he may refer to the complete edition . Generally , however , when I have en- closed words in square brackets , I have given the ...
... believe that I have done my best to produce a sound text ; but if any one desires to test my conclusions , he may refer to the complete edition . Generally , however , when I have en- closed words in square brackets , I have given the ...
Page xxi
... believe that I can form a tolerably just idea of the meaning of Pollio's criticism . Caesar inevitably made mistakes ; and Pollio may have conversed with eyewitnesses who pointed out these mistakes , who were perhaps aggrieved by them ...
... believe that I can form a tolerably just idea of the meaning of Pollio's criticism . Caesar inevitably made mistakes ; and Pollio may have conversed with eyewitnesses who pointed out these mistakes , who were perhaps aggrieved by them ...
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... believe to be either inaccurate or misleading ; but in this little book it would of course be out of place to notice all the charges - or even all that are worth noticing - which have been brought against him ; and I have done so ...
... believe to be either inaccurate or misleading ; but in this little book it would of course be out of place to notice all the charges - or even all that are worth noticing - which have been brought against him ; and I have done so ...
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... believe that his memoirs leave upon the mind an impression of his prowess , if not of his character , more favourable than would have been produced by the narra- tive of an impartial historian . But on the whole he could afford to tell ...
... believe that his memoirs leave upon the mind an impression of his prowess , if not of his character , more favourable than would have been produced by the narra- tive of an impartial historian . But on the whole he could afford to tell ...
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