GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR QUOTES ABOUT ROMANS PDF

Groups of ten or twelve men have wives together in common, and particularly brothers along with brothers, and fathers with sons but the children born of the unions are reckoned to belong to the particular house to which the maiden was first conducted. They wear long hair, and shave every part of the body save the head and the upper lip. All the Britons, indeed, dye themselves with woad, which produces a blue colour, and makes their appearance in battle more terrible. Of the inlanders most do not sow corn, but live on milk and flesh and clothe themselves in skins. Of all the Britons the inhabitants of Kent, an entirely maritime district, are by far the most civilised, differing but little from the Gallic manner of life. I couldn't really find much on Caesar commenting on the people of Britain, so far Caesar commented on the people of Kent being the most civilized of the bunch in Line 14 of Book V of his 'Commentaries on the Gallic War', claiming: Sidenote: Julius Caesar is an interesting fellow and his expedition to Britain is a very intriguing one that I highly recommend reading up on (Book IV and Book V of Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War) or watching this and this video.Īnyways, I'm not going to dedicate as much on Caesar. Williams appears to have grossly exaggerated what Cicero meant, apparently we went from 'I doubt you will find any who are talented in the arts of literacy or music' to claiming they are illiterate, ugly and the dumbest race he has ever seen, nor can I deduct how Cicero implied that he should not purchase slaves from England (although I guess the don't fancy could be seen as an implication). For it is proved that the approach to the island is guarded with astonishing masses of rock, and it has been ascertained too that there is not a scrap of silver in the island, nor any hope of booty except from slaves but I don't fancy you will find any with literary or musical talents among them. The result of the war in Britain is looked forward to with anxiety. From my brother's letters I hear that Caesar shows signs of extraordinary affection for me, and this is confirmed by a very cordial letter from Caesar himself. The closest similarity I could find was in Cicero's Letter to Atticus book IV, chapter XVI: William does not provide a footnote himself on where he got these quotes from, however we can deduct that he got Cicero's quote from 'Letters to Atticus'.

I only find fault with him for making mouths at me. Lincoln came from such a low origin but he is not to blame. They cannot be taught music.' Cicero, writing to his friend Atticus, advised him not to buy slaves from England, ' because,' said he, ' they cannot be taught to read, and are the ugliest and most stupid race I ever saw.' I am sorry that Mr.

GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR QUOTES ABOUT ROMANS PDF

William's book is also available via pdf on, in which Mia has gained her information from this specific paragraph, page 34:Ĭaesar, in writing home, said of the Britons, ' They are the most ignorant people I ever conquered.

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