Caesar on Britain // Roman Primary Source (58-49 BC)

In 60 BC Rome was not yet an empire, but soon it would be. The momentous events of the next decades, many of which were put into motion by the famed politician Julius Caesar, were some of the most important and formative of the Western World. We tell this story directly from the words of Caesar himself. Starting with his masterpiece ‘Commentaries on the Gallic Wars’ - first published over two thousand years ago yet still widely read all over the world today.

This is an extract from Julius Caesar's 'Commentaries on the Gallic Wars', first published between 58 and 49 BC.

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[VoicesofthePast]

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[OrganDanai]

I like the little pauses and sighs, it renders the text more human. As if the listener were to listen in real time to Jules, the observator.

[LewisK]

I really love reading Ancient Ethnographies. I would love to see more. Such as Herodotus' accounts of the Scythians, Persians, and Egyptians, Tacitus' Germania, or Strabo's Geographica. If you guys would consider making episodes on them, I would be greatful. Thanks, amazing video!

[RepublicD]

Painted themselves blue, wore their hair long, shaved all of their body except the upper lip. Sounds like football hooligans from the 70s.

[AbbeyRoadkill]

This is Caesar.
This is Britain.
This is Caesar on Britain.
Any questions?

[petergbrooks]

Very sweet how he mentioned they raised rabbits and geese as pets. "Not to eat but for amusement." They kept rabbits like cats.

[kaalvoetpiet]

"They have wives common to them all" Nothing has changed then

[trojanette]

P.S.
Have seen a couple of your other videos. The authorship, research, and general depth of thoughts and emotion from these long dead speakers is just absolutely mind-blowing. How on earth, where on Earth, and HOW on Earth are you able to 'mine' your information? Surely, none of this is what I ever was taught in basic history class.
BRAVO to you and your team for all your efforts to bring the real Voices of the Past into the light of the present day. Please continue to do the work you do. I was always one for trivia and thoroughly enjoy what you have accomplished with your videos which; was to make for a truly more enlightened audience. Hats off to you and those who work around you.

[trojanette]

Obviously, it can never be said he was a stupid man. In fact quite the contrary. This commentary of his proves that not only was he a very well educated if not, 'a learned man' but, also a man very well versed in social concepts and societal understanding.
I very much appreciated discovering this side of Ceaser. Thank you very much much for the lesson.

[bugzyhardrada]

Something about the voice actor reminds me of the guy who portrayed Brutus in Rome, Tobias something, cant remember his name.
But i like the effect it has on the subject at hand, kinda gives it more depth. I like it
Keep up the amazing work you guys do, for it is much appreciated

[alejandromedina]

His description of england size amazes me by its accuracy. wonder how he described Ireland because he was never there: on the Britain expedition they just traveled a kinda small part of the island. probably he gathered information from sailors or maybe captured soldiers.

[ODemir-ghbn]

Aren't there longer records, such great content.
Thank you and please continue

[thejuice]

“The people of Kent are the most civilized”. Some things never change.

[deanbuss]

Except for it's brevity, this was, yet another, well narrated interesting video. You capture the "flavour" so we'll. Thanks V.O.P.

[noproblembig]

So much information documented by Caesar... interesting stuff!

[Roo]

Just a quick point, when the narrator mentions the island of 'Mona' the video pans to Anglesey. Mona is a historical name for the Isle of Man.

[Great_Olaf]

Thank you for your choice of opening music for this. Now I'm going to have "My Country 'Tis of Thee" in my head for the whole video.

[rge]

How accurate was his verbal description on the dimensions of Britain at the start?

[vegapunk]

at the end Ceaser basically said they are all inbred

[hadrianopolis]

3:32 Corn = Cereal crops. Maize comes from the Americas and was obviously unknown to the Europeans.