The Commentaries - Julius Caesar
Category: History
Narrator: David McCallion
Tags: History, Classic, Literature
Duration: 13 hrs and 48 mins, Julius Caesar wrote his Commentaries during some of the most grueling campaigns ever undertaken by a Roman army. The Gallic Wars and The Civil Wars constitute the greatest series of military dispatches ever written. As literature, they are representative of the finest expressions of Latin prose in its golden age, a benchmark of elegant style and masculine brevity imitated by young schoolboys for centuries., One of the most daring and brilliant generals of all time, Julius Caesar combined the elements of tactical genius with the shrewdness of a master politician. He was an astute judge of mens character - their strengths and weaknesses. Whenever possible, he exercised restraint and mercy even when his worst enemies were in his power. But he also knew when and how to mete out stern punishment and his swift retaliations became a hallmark of his career. With his charismatic leadership, his powerful intellect and his magnetic personal charm, Julius Caesar becam
