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In compiling the notes, the following editions were consulted:
In compiling the notes, the following editions were consulted:


*Allen, J. H. and W. F., and Judson., H.P., eds. ''Caesar’s Gallic War''. Boston: Ginn & Company, 1892.
*Allen, J. H. & W.F. and Judson, H.P. Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar’s Gallic War. Boston: Ginn & Company, 1892.


*Anthon, Charles. ''Caesar’s Commentaries on the Gallic War and the First Book of the Greek Paraphrase''. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1862.
http://books.google.com/books?id=CLkAAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false


*Dinter, Bernard, ed. ''Commentarii cum A. Hirti Aliorumque Supplementis''. Leipzig: B. G. Teubner, 1876.
Similar to the later edition published by Allen and Greenough. Extensive introductory material, notes, Military index and full lexicon.  


*Finch, James B., ed. ''Caesar’s Gallic War: Book I''. New York: Hinds & Noble, 1898.
*Anthon, Charles. Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar’s Commentaries on the Gallic War and the First Book of the Greek Paraphrase. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1862.


*Greenough, James B.,  D’Ooge, Benjamin L., Daniell, M. Grant.  ''Caesar’s Gallic War''. Boston: Ginn & Company Publishers, 1900.
http://books.google.com/books?id=cX0LAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false


*Harkness, Albert, ed. ''Caesar’s Commentaries on the Gallic War''. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1883.  
The oldest of the editions used. Coverage ranges up to Book VII. Greek paraphrase included as well. Notes helpful, though more recent editions may prove a better use to intermediate Latin students.  


*Harper, William Rainey and Tolman, Herbert Cushing, eds. ''Four Books of Caesar’s Gallic War.''  New York: American Book Company, 1908.
*Dinter, Bernard. Gaius Julius Caesar. Commentarii cum A. Hirti Aliorumque Supplementis. Leipzig: B. G. Teubner, 1876.


*Hodges, A. L., ed.  ''Caesar: The Gallic War.'' New York: The MacMillan Company, 1909.
http://books.google.com/books?id=tS4BAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false


*Kelsey, Francis W. ''Caesar’s Commentaries''. New York: Allyn and Bacon, 1918.
Complete Latin edition of the Commentaries. No English notes provided; the entirety of the text is Latin with some Greek. Latin Vita Caesaris included, as well as argumenta at the beginning of each book. Finally, Dinter includes fragments of Caesar’s and Hirtius’ other work, including poems and orations.


*Merryweather, J. H. and  Tancock, C. C., eds. ''De Bello Gallico.'' London: Rivingtons, 1879.
*Finch, James B. Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar’s Gallic War: Book I. New York: Hinds & Noble, 1898.
http://books.google.com/books?id=Z4CXuEb4CGsC&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false


*Moberly, Charles E., ed. ''The Gallic War''. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1878. Latin text with notes at the end. Assumes good vocabulary, but often helps with translation. Good for intermediate or advanced.
Finch’s edition covers only Book I. Finch’s work is a completely parsed edition, and will be found most useful by more inexperienced intermediate Latin students. The completeness of Finch’s notes makes the edition valuable to all Latin students.  


*Peskett, A. G., ed. ''De Bello Gallico: Commentarius Sextus''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1882.
*Greenough, James B., D’Ooge, Benjamin L., and Daniell, M. Grant. Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar’s Gallic War. Boston: Ginn & Company Publishers, 1900.  


*Rice Holmes, T., ed. ''Commentarii Rerum in Gallia Gestarum''. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1914. Latin text with commentary at the foot of the page, mostly historical and textual, by a great historian of the period. Assumes good Latin, but does give some translation help. For advanced students, or teachers.
http://books.google.com/books?id=orkAAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false


*Sihler, E.G., A Complete Lexicon of the Latinity of Caesar's Gallic War (Boston, Ginn and Co., 1891).
Upper-intermediate Latin students will find this edition particularly useful. Carries the full text of Caesar’s de Bello Gallico, with the exception of Aulus Hirtius addition (Book VIII).  In addition to an extensive introduction, this edition contains extensive notes, illustrations, word lists, and a full lexicon.  


*Spencer, J. A., ed. ''Commentaries on the Gallic War.'' New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1848.


*Stock, St. George, ed. ''De Bello Gallico.'' Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898. Intelligent grammatical and historical notes at the foot of the page for the upper intermediate or advanced student.
*Harkness, Albert. Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar’s Commentaries on the Gallic War. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1883.  


*Towle, Harry F. and Jenks, Paul R., eds. ''Caesar’s Gallic War''. Boston: D. C. Heath & co., 1909. Concise notes, but includes full vocabulary in the back, list of verbs by chapter with principal parts, and an extensive appendix that is a comprehensive review of Latin grammar and syntax with Caesar in mind (pp. 135–202  = pp. 292–359  in the .pdf). The notes often simply direct the reader to this appendix, or to the vocabulary, so this book would need to be used as whole.
http://books.google.com/books?id=u8UAAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false


*Walker, Arthur Tappan, ed.. ''Caesar’s Gallic War.'' Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1907. Latin text with macrons and extensive vocabulary and notes at the foot of the page. Would be appropriate for lower intermediate.
Harkness covers until Book VII of De Bello Gallico. Intermediate students will find notes in this edition helpful, though they appeal somewhat more to advanced students. Full lexicon included.
 
*Harper, William Rainey and Tolman, Herbert Cushing.  Gaius Julius Caesar. Four Books of Caesar’s Gallic War.  New York: American Book Company, 1908.
http://books.google.com/books?id=-sUAAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false
 
Harper and Tolman cover the first four books of De Bello Gallico. Notes helpful to both advanced and intermediate students. Full lexicon provided. Of particular use are lists addressing common Latin idiom and frequent Caesarean vocabulary.
 
*Hodges, Archibald Livingston. Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar: The Gallic War. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1909.
 
http://books.google.com/books?id=_4FJAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false
 
Coverage is until Book VII. Extensive notes, most helpful to more advanced Latin students. Extensive image collection, with particularly clear battle maps. List of related word-groups and lexicon included. 
 
*Holmes, T. Rice. Gaius Julius Caesar. Commentarii Rerum in Gallia Gestarum. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1914.
 
http://books.google.com/books?id=lxwMAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false
Intermediate students will find Holmes’ Preface and Introductory material most helpful, as well as the Geographical Index included at the end of the work. Holmes’ notes on the text, however, are more suited to an advanced or academic audience.
 
*Kelsey, Francis W. Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar’s Commentaries. New York: Allyn and Bacon, 1918.
 
http://books.google.com/books?id=soVfAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false
 
Kelsey’s edition covers Books I-IV. Intermediate students will find his notes most helpful. Extensive introduction and use of images. Appendices contain a review of Latin grammar, biographical information on Caesar, and a treatment of contemporary Roman art.
 
*Spencer, J. A. Gaius Julius Caesar. Commentaries on the Gallic War. New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1848.
 
http://books.google.com/books?id=LeNAAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false
 
Coverage includes up to Book VII. Notes more useful to an advanced student, though intermediate Latin students will find them of some use. Full lexicon included, as well as indices of the geography of the Gallic war and this edition’s notes.
 
*Sihler, E. G. Gaius Julius Caesar. A Complete Lexicon of the Latinity of Caesar’s Gallic War.  Chicago: Argonaut, Inc., Publishers, 1948.
 
http://books.google.com/books?id=7upAdvzIrZoC&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false
 
Sihler’s lexicon is of great use to any reader of Caesar. Contains full dictionary information for each word. Sihler also cites the appearance of each defined word according to book and section number. An invaluable resource.
 
*Merryweather, J. H. and Tancock, C. C. Gaius Julius Caesar. De Bello Gallico. London: Rivingtons, 1879.
http://books.google.com/books?id=c4cCAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false
 
Merryweather and Tancock cover the first three books of De Bello Gallico. Intermediate Latin students will find the notes to each book helpful. Scant on maps and other images. No lexicon, though appendices contain reviews of Latin grammar.
 
*Moberly, Charles E. Gaius Julius Caesar. The Gallic War. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1878.
 
http://books.google.com/books?id=DK8BAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false
 
Moberly’s edition includes all eight books of de Bello Gallico. Notes included tend to appeal to a more advanced Latin-reading audience, but intermediate students will nonetheless be able to glean a worthwhile amount of guidance. Particularly useful for those interested in the editorial scholarship of Caesar’s commentaries.
 
*Peskett, A. G. Gaius Julius Caesar. De Bello Gallico: Commentarius Sextus. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1882.
http://books.google.com/books?id=bIMDAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false
 
Coverage is of Book VI only. Notes more helpful to advanced Latin students. Appendix concerned mainly with editorial matters.
 
*Sihler, E. G. Gaius Julius Caesar. A Complete Lexicon of the Latinity of Caesar’s Gallic War.  Chicago: Argonaut, Inc., Publishers, 1948.
 
http://books.google.com/books?id=7upAdvzIrZoC&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false
 
Sihler’s lexicon is of great use to any reader of Caesar. Contains full dictionary information for each word. Sihler also cites the appearance of each defined word according to book and section number. An invaluable resource.
 
*Spencer, J. A. Gaius Julius Caesar. Commentaries on the Gallic War. New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1848.
 
http://books.google.com/books?id=LeNAAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false
 
Coverage includes up to Book VII. Notes more useful to an advanced student, though intermediate Latin students will find them of some use. Full lexicon included, as well as indices of the geography of the Gallic war and this edition’s notes.
 
*Stock, St. George. Gaius Julius Caesar. De Bello Gallico. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898.
http://books.google.com/books?id=CYdfAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false
 
Stock provides perhaps the most extensive contextual material of any edition used for this project. Books I-VII of de Bello Gallico are included and annotated. Notes are most useful to those interested in editorial problems associated with Caesar’s work.
 
*Towle, Harry F. and Jenks, Paul R. Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar’s Gallic War. Boston: D. C. Heath & co., 1909.
 
http://books.google.com/books?id=GvoXAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false
 
This edition covers only Book IV of the Gallic War. Even still, notes and introductory material are on par with those of Allen & Greenough. Particularly clear and useful maps, full lexicon included,    and appendix with grammatical and syntactical review.
*Walker, Arthur Tappan. Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar’s Gallic War. Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1907.
 
http://books.google.com/books?id=_csAAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false
 
Most useful to less prepared intermediate Latin students. Extensive introduction. Full text of de Bello Gallico with notes and glosses under the main text. Appendices constitute a review of Latin grammar and syntax. Full lexicon included.
 
*Walpole, A.S. Gaius Julius Caesar. De Bello Gallico: Commentariorum I. London: MacMillan & Co., 1882.
 
http://books.google.com/books?id=mokCAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false
 
Walpole’s edition covers on Book I of the Gallic War. Notes provided are extensive and will prove helpful to intermediate students. Full lexicon included.  


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The source of the Latin text used here is THE LATIN LIBRARY with alterations to make it conform with the Oxford Classical Text of 1900 by Renatus DuPontet.

In compiling the notes, the following editions were consulted:

  • Allen, J. H. & W.F. and Judson, H.P. Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar’s Gallic War. Boston: Ginn & Company, 1892.

http://books.google.com/books?id=CLkAAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false

Similar to the later edition published by Allen and Greenough. Extensive introductory material, notes, Military index and full lexicon.

  • Anthon, Charles. Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar’s Commentaries on the Gallic War and the First Book of the Greek Paraphrase. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1862.

http://books.google.com/books?id=cX0LAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false

The oldest of the editions used. Coverage ranges up to Book VII. Greek paraphrase included as well. Notes helpful, though more recent editions may prove a better use to intermediate Latin students.

  • Dinter, Bernard. Gaius Julius Caesar. Commentarii cum A. Hirti Aliorumque Supplementis. Leipzig: B. G. Teubner, 1876.

http://books.google.com/books?id=tS4BAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false

Complete Latin edition of the Commentaries. No English notes provided; the entirety of the text is Latin with some Greek. Latin Vita Caesaris included, as well as argumenta at the beginning of each book. Finally, Dinter includes fragments of Caesar’s and Hirtius’ other work, including poems and orations.

  • Finch, James B. Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar’s Gallic War: Book I. New York: Hinds & Noble, 1898.

http://books.google.com/books?id=Z4CXuEb4CGsC&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false

Finch’s edition covers only Book I. Finch’s work is a completely parsed edition, and will be found most useful by more inexperienced intermediate Latin students. The completeness of Finch’s notes makes the edition valuable to all Latin students.

  • Greenough, James B., D’Ooge, Benjamin L., and Daniell, M. Grant. Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar’s Gallic War. Boston: Ginn & Company Publishers, 1900.

http://books.google.com/books?id=orkAAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false

Upper-intermediate Latin students will find this edition particularly useful. Carries the full text of Caesar’s de Bello Gallico, with the exception of Aulus Hirtius addition (Book VIII). In addition to an extensive introduction, this edition contains extensive notes, illustrations, word lists, and a full lexicon.


  • Harkness, Albert. Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar’s Commentaries on the Gallic War. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1883.

http://books.google.com/books?id=u8UAAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false

Harkness covers until Book VII of De Bello Gallico. Intermediate students will find notes in this edition helpful, though they appeal somewhat more to advanced students. Full lexicon included.

  • Harper, William Rainey and Tolman, Herbert Cushing. Gaius Julius Caesar. Four Books of Caesar’s Gallic War. New York: American Book Company, 1908.

http://books.google.com/books?id=-sUAAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false

Harper and Tolman cover the first four books of De Bello Gallico. Notes helpful to both advanced and intermediate students. Full lexicon provided. Of particular use are lists addressing common Latin idiom and frequent Caesarean vocabulary.

  • Hodges, Archibald Livingston. Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar: The Gallic War. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1909.

http://books.google.com/books?id=_4FJAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false

Coverage is until Book VII. Extensive notes, most helpful to more advanced Latin students. Extensive image collection, with particularly clear battle maps. List of related word-groups and lexicon included.

  • Holmes, T. Rice. Gaius Julius Caesar. Commentarii Rerum in Gallia Gestarum. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1914.

http://books.google.com/books?id=lxwMAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false

Intermediate students will find Holmes’ Preface and Introductory material most helpful, as well as the Geographical Index included at the end of the work. Holmes’ notes on the text, however, are more suited to an advanced or academic audience.

  • Kelsey, Francis W. Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar’s Commentaries. New York: Allyn and Bacon, 1918.

http://books.google.com/books?id=soVfAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false

Kelsey’s edition covers Books I-IV. Intermediate students will find his notes most helpful. Extensive introduction and use of images. Appendices contain a review of Latin grammar, biographical information on Caesar, and a treatment of contemporary Roman art.

  • Spencer, J. A. Gaius Julius Caesar. Commentaries on the Gallic War. New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1848.

http://books.google.com/books?id=LeNAAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false

Coverage includes up to Book VII. Notes more useful to an advanced student, though intermediate Latin students will find them of some use. Full lexicon included, as well as indices of the geography of the Gallic war and this edition’s notes.

  • Sihler, E. G. Gaius Julius Caesar. A Complete Lexicon of the Latinity of Caesar’s Gallic War. Chicago: Argonaut, Inc., Publishers, 1948.

http://books.google.com/books?id=7upAdvzIrZoC&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false

Sihler’s lexicon is of great use to any reader of Caesar. Contains full dictionary information for each word. Sihler also cites the appearance of each defined word according to book and section number. An invaluable resource.

  • Merryweather, J. H. and Tancock, C. C. Gaius Julius Caesar. De Bello Gallico. London: Rivingtons, 1879.

http://books.google.com/books?id=c4cCAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false

Merryweather and Tancock cover the first three books of De Bello Gallico. Intermediate Latin students will find the notes to each book helpful. Scant on maps and other images. No lexicon, though appendices contain reviews of Latin grammar.

  • Moberly, Charles E. Gaius Julius Caesar. The Gallic War. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1878.

http://books.google.com/books?id=DK8BAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false

Moberly’s edition includes all eight books of de Bello Gallico. Notes included tend to appeal to a more advanced Latin-reading audience, but intermediate students will nonetheless be able to glean a worthwhile amount of guidance. Particularly useful for those interested in the editorial scholarship of Caesar’s commentaries.

  • Peskett, A. G. Gaius Julius Caesar. De Bello Gallico: Commentarius Sextus. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1882.

http://books.google.com/books?id=bIMDAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false

Coverage is of Book VI only. Notes more helpful to advanced Latin students. Appendix concerned mainly with editorial matters.

  • Sihler, E. G. Gaius Julius Caesar. A Complete Lexicon of the Latinity of Caesar’s Gallic War. Chicago: Argonaut, Inc., Publishers, 1948.

http://books.google.com/books?id=7upAdvzIrZoC&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false

Sihler’s lexicon is of great use to any reader of Caesar. Contains full dictionary information for each word. Sihler also cites the appearance of each defined word according to book and section number. An invaluable resource.

  • Spencer, J. A. Gaius Julius Caesar. Commentaries on the Gallic War. New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1848.

http://books.google.com/books?id=LeNAAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false

Coverage includes up to Book VII. Notes more useful to an advanced student, though intermediate Latin students will find them of some use. Full lexicon included, as well as indices of the geography of the Gallic war and this edition’s notes.

  • Stock, St. George. Gaius Julius Caesar. De Bello Gallico. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898.

http://books.google.com/books?id=CYdfAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false

Stock provides perhaps the most extensive contextual material of any edition used for this project. Books I-VII of de Bello Gallico are included and annotated. Notes are most useful to those interested in editorial problems associated with Caesar’s work.

  • Towle, Harry F. and Jenks, Paul R. Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar’s Gallic War. Boston: D. C. Heath & co., 1909.

http://books.google.com/books?id=GvoXAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false

This edition covers only Book IV of the Gallic War. Even still, notes and introductory material are on par with those of Allen & Greenough. Particularly clear and useful maps, full lexicon included, and appendix with grammatical and syntactical review.

  • Walker, Arthur Tappan. Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar’s Gallic War. Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1907.

http://books.google.com/books?id=_csAAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false

Most useful to less prepared intermediate Latin students. Extensive introduction. Full text of de Bello Gallico with notes and glosses under the main text. Appendices constitute a review of Latin grammar and syntax. Full lexicon included.

  • Walpole, A.S. Gaius Julius Caesar. De Bello Gallico: Commentariorum I. London: MacMillan & Co., 1882.

http://books.google.com/books?id=mokCAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false

Walpole’s edition covers on Book I of the Gallic War. Notes provided are extensive and will prove helpful to intermediate students. Full lexicon included.

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