

See also An attack upon Cicero (ca 1st century BC Latin facsimile)įrom Caesar's Gallic War. Two letters commonly attributed to Sallust, giving advice to Caesar.
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give a glimpse of the way Cæsar’s invasion of Britain looked to contemporary Romans.įrom Elfin Spell (54 BC, English translation)īy Julius Caesar on his firsthand experience in the Gallic WarsĮnglish translation HERE From The Latin Library (49 BC Latin transcription)īy Julius Caesar about the war against Senate and Gnaeus PompousĬommentary on the Spanish War Commentary on the African War The Alexandrian War From Internet Classics Archive (48 BC English translation) Two letters from Cicero written to his friend Atticus in the fall of the year 54 B. The results of his investigations as he gives them in his narrative, incorrect as some of his statements probably are, furnish us our first satisfactory information concerning the inhabitants of the island of Britain. Julius Cæsar’s Description of the BritonsĬæsar with his usual keenness observed the Britons and made inquiries about them at the same time that he was carrying on war with them.C., and with this account the written history of the country begins.įrom Elfin Spell (55 BC English translation)

The First Contact of the Romans with the BritonsĬæsar, himself gives the following account of his two famous invasions of Britain, in the years 55 B.EuroDocs > History of Italy: Primary Documents > Italy: Sources by Topic > Roman Rulers
