Caesar and Hirtius · 58–50 BC · History
The complete
Gallic War.
All eight books, with the T. Rice Holmes Latin text, the public-domain McDevitte and Bohn translation, and Lewis & Short word study.
I→II→III→IV→V→VI→VII→VIII→
Julius Caesar · 54 chapters
The Helvetii and Ariovistus
Caesar blocks the Helvetian migration, defeats them, and confronts the German king Ariovistus.Julius Caesar · 35 chapters
The Belgae
The Belgic coalition rises against Rome, culminating in the hard-fought battle with the Nervii.Julius Caesar · 29 chapters
The Atlantic Coast
Campaigns in the Alps, against the Veneti at sea, and across Aquitania widen Roman control.Julius Caesar · 38 chapters
Germany and Britain
Caesar crosses the Rhine, makes the first Roman expedition to Britain, and returns to Gaul.Julius Caesar · 58 chapters
Ambiorix’s Revolt
A second British expedition gives way to a winter uprising and the destruction of a Roman force.Julius Caesar · 44 chapters
Gauls and Germans
A renewed Rhine crossing frames Caesar’s account of Gallic and German customs and institutions.Julius Caesar · 90 chapters
Vercingetorix and Alesia
A pan-Gallic revolt tests Caesar from Gergovia to the decisive siege and surrender at Alesia.Aulus Hirtius · 56 units
The Final Campaigns
Hirtius completes the record of the Gallic campaigns and bridges Caesar’s narrative toward civil war.Latin: T. Rice Holmes (1914) · English: W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn (1869) · Digital texts: Perseus Digital Library · Book VIII: Aulus Hirtius