Julius Caesar and the foundation of the Roman imperial system . War is of far greater interestthan the third. It introducesus for the first time in historyto two hitherto unknown peo-ples, the Germans of the lowerRhine, and the inhabitants ofBritain. In this year, 55 »these barbarians first saw thearmy of a civilised power intheir land, and learnt that science and perseverancecan overcome all natural obstacles, and defeat un-trained courage. Caesar begins with an account of the manners andcustoms of the Suebi, to whose power and perti-nacity the German campaign was due. He startswith their
Julius Caesar and the foundation of the Roman imperial system . War is of far greater interestthan the third. It introducesus for the first time in historyto two hitherto unknown peo-ples, the Germans of the lowerRhine, and the inhabitants ofBritain. In this year, 55 »these barbarians first saw thearmy of a civilised power intheir land, and learnt that science and perseverancecan overcome all natural obstacles, and defeat un-trained courage. Caesar begins with an account of the manners andcustoms of the Suebi, to whose power and perti-nacity the German campaign was due. He startswith their social economy, as we should call it, andin a few condensed sentences gives his reader a 187 iS8 Julius Ccesar. [55 rational explanation of their formidable character asneighbours, based on what he had observed or learntof their agricultural system, their mode of life, andtheir education. A modern writer would have spreadthis information over half a volume ; Caesar tells itin two very short chapters, and subordinates itstrictly to the matter he has in
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