History of Julius Caesar, Volume 2

Napoleon III (Emperor of the French)

Harper & Brothers, 1866 - Emperors

Contents

• THE WARS IN GAUL AFTER THE COMMENTARIES: 1
• CHAPTER II: 15
• GENERAL MAP OF THE PEOPLES OF GAUL IN THE TIME OF CESAR: 23
• CHAPTER III: 49
• COURSE OF THE RHONE FROM GENEVA TO THE PAS DE LECLUSE: 54
• GENERAL MAP OF THE CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR 696: 60
• PLAN OF THE FIELD OF BATTLE OF THE HELVETII: 73
• CHAPTER IV: 80
• THE GAULS SOLICIT CESAR TO COME TO THEIR SUCCOUR: 83
• MARCH OF CESAR UPON BESANÇON See Plate 4: 86
• PANIC IN THE ROMAN ARMY: 88
• MARCH TOWARDS THE VALLEY OF THE RHINE See Plate 4: 91
• INTERVIEW BETWEEN CESAR AND ARIOVISTUS See Plate 6: 94
• MOVEMENTS OF THE TWO ARMIES See Plates 2 and 6: 97
• BATTLE AGAINST THE GERMANS See Plate 4: 99
• OBSERVATIONS: 103
• CHAPTER V: 106
• GENERAL MAP OF THE CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR 697: 107
• CÆSARS CAMP AT BERRYAUBAC See Plates 2 7 8 and 9: 109
• PLAN OF THE FIELD OF BATTLE OF THE AISNE: 110
• CAMP OF CÆSAR ON THE AISNE: 111
• BATTLE ON THE AISNE: 113
• RETREAT OF THE BELGE: 115
• CAPTURE OF NOVIODUNUM AND BRATUSPANTIUM See Plate 7: 116
• MARCH AGAINST THE NERVII See Plates 7 and 10: 118
• BATTLE ON THE SAMBRE See Plate 10: 121
• SIEGE OF THE OPPIDUM OF THE ADUATUCI See Plate 11: 128
• PLAN OF THE OPPIDUM OF THE ADUATUCI: 129
• SUBJUGATION OF ARMORICA BY P CRASSUS: 131
• EXPEDITION OF GALBA INTO THE VALAIS: 132
• CHAPTER VI: 135
• WAR AGAINST THE VENETI See Plate 12: 137
• NAVAL COMBAT AGAINST THE VENETI See Plate 12: 141
• VICTORY OF SABINUS OVER THE UNELLI See Plate 13: 144
• EXPEDITION OF SABINUS TO THE UNELLI: 145
• CONQUEST OF AQUITAINE BY P CRASSUS: 146
• MARCH AGAINST THE MORINI AND THE MΕΝΑΡΙΙ: 150
• OBSERVATIONS: 151
• CHAPTER VII: 153
• ROUT OF THE USIPETES AND THE TENCTERI: 158
• FIRST PASSAGE OF THE RHINE See Plates 14 and 15: 160
• BRIDGE OF PILES BUILT ON THE RHINE: 162
• DESCRIPTION OF BRITAIN IN THE TIME OF CESAR: 165
• FIRST EXPEDITION TO BRITAIN See Plates 16 and 17: 172
• MAP OF BRITAIN FOR THE TWO EXPEDITIONS: 175
• CHASTISEMENT OF THE MORINI AND MENAPII: 184
• ORDER FOR REBUILDING THE FLEET DEPARTURE FOR ILLYRIA: 185
• POINTS OF EMBARKING AND LANDING DATE OF THE ARRIVAL IN BRITAIN See Plate 16: 186
• RÉSUMÉ OF THE DATES OF THE CAMPAIGN OF 699: 202
• CHAPTER VIII: 204
• DEPARTURE FOR THE ISLE OF BRITAIN See Plate 16: 206
• MARCH INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE COUNTRY See Plate 16: 208
• DESTRUCTION OF A PART OF THE FLEET: 210
• CÆSAR RESUMES THE OFFENSIVE: 212
• MARCH TOWARDS THE THAMES See Plate 16: 214
• SUBMISSION OF A PART OF BRITAIN See Plate 16: 216
• REEMBARKATION OF THE ARMY: 217
• OBSERVATIONS See Plate 16: 219
• PRESUMED DATES OF THE SECOND CAMPAIGN IN BRITAIN: 223
• DISTRIBUTION OF THE LEGIONS IN THEIR WINTER QUARTERS See Plates 14 and 18: 225
• DEFEAT OF SABINUS AT ADUATUCA: 228
• PLAN OF ADUATUCA: 231
• ATTACK ON CICEROS CAMP: 234
• CESAR MARCHES TO THE SUCCOUR OF CICERO See Plates 14: 236
• CESAR PLACES HIS TROOPS IN WINTER QUARTERS LABIENUS DEFEATS INDUTIOMARUS: 246
• OBSERVATIONS: 250
• Year of Rome 701: 253
• CHAPTER X: 272
• GENERAL MAP OF THE CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR 702: 277
• PLAN OF AVARICUM: 288
• PLAN OF GERGOVIA: 304
• CAMP OF CÆSAR AT GERGOVIA: 307
• MAP OF THE CAMPAIGN OF LABIENUS AT LUTETIA: 325
• PLAN OF THE FIELD OF BATTLE OF THE VINGEANNE: 334
• PLAN OF ALESIA: 340
• DETAILS OF THE ROMAN WORKS AT ALESIA: 345
• Idem: 346
• CHAPTER XI: 369
• MAP OF THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE BELLOVACI: 370
• CAMP OF CESAR AT MONT SAINTPIERRE: 372
• PLAN OF UXELLODUNUM: 385
• DETAILS OF THE ROMAN WORKS AT UXELLODUNUM: 390
• BOOK IV: 401
• SEQUEL OF THE CONSULSHIP OF L CALPURNIUS PISO AND: 408
• RETURN OF CICERO: 418
• EVENTS OF THE YEAR 703: 4
• POMPEY RECEIVES OVATIONS AND ASKS CÆSAR TO RETURN: 16
• CHAPTER X: 29
• CESAR HARANGUES HIS TROOPS 588: 40
• APPENDIX: 18
• NOTE ON THE ANCIENT COINS COLLECTED IN THE EXCAVATIONS AT ALISE 640: 20
• APPENDIX D: 28
• Q TULLIUS CICERO 654: 4

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Bibliographic information

• Title: History of Julius Caesar, Volume 2; History of Julius Caesar, Napoleon III (Emperor of the French)
• Author: Napoleon III (Emperor of the French)
• Publisher: Harper & Brothers, 1866
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Jan 29, 2008