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Caesar in Gaul and Rome : war in words / by Andrew M. Riggsby

by Andrew Riggsby

This study examines Caesar's commentaries on the Gallic War, analysing how the text shaped Roman identity and political self-presentation. It explores themes of ethnography and spatial representation to understand the work's impact on the Roman public.

Accession 3654 ISBN 9780292726178 Publisher University of Texas Press
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