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3 unusual facts about Commentarii de Bello Gallico


Caesar's Commentaries

Commentarii de Bello Gallico, concerning Caesar's campaigns in Gaul and Britain, 58–50 BC

Giulio Cesare Brancaccio

In 1581 he published a translation and commentary on Julius Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico in Venice, which survives in printings from 1581, 1582 (Vittorio Baldini), and 1585 (Aldo Manuzzio).

Magocracy

Similarly, Julius Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War portrays druids as a learned priestly class and the keepers of customary law, with the power of executing judgments.


Ardennes horse

The Ardennes breed could be a direct descendent of the prehistoric Solutre horse, and is thought to be descended from the type of horse described by Julius Caesar in his Commentarii de Bello Gallico.


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