There is a copy of Caesars "The Gallic War" on CD

venividivici · Post by **venividivici** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 4:53 pm

Anyone else notice this? I was just scanning through the installed files and found the word file Gallic War in the Data folder. I opened it up out of interest and found it is a full copy of the translation of Caesars The Gallic War, all 172 pages! While I do have the printed Penguin Classic edition it is useful to have this copy to look through also. Some great battle descriptions in there including Alesia. I also like the account of the sea battles and hillfort capture whilst fighting the Veneti in modern day Brittany. Worth a read if you haven't read this before and thanks to the devs for including it.

efthimios · Post by **efthimios** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 5:15 pm

That is so cool. With the appendix it goes to 200 pages.
Nice!
Thank you Slitherine.

ste · Post by **ste** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 6:20 pm

I thought it only shipped with the USA version of the game, not sure however.

efthimios · Post by **efthimios** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 11:12 pm

ste wrote:I thought it only shipped with the USA version of the game, not sure however.

Well, I bought it from the local GAME in the middle of Wales. I doubt it is the USA version. :-p

ste · Post by **ste** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 11:14 pm

prolly shipped with all then

ste · Post by **ste** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 11:17 pm

I just chcked and I think I was right, well... it's not on the version I have, which is the European version. I guess you have the single language one disc versions from strat. first?

tora_tora_tora · Post by **tora_tora_tora** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 3:45 am

http://ancienthistory.about.com/library ... caesar.htm

I find text on the net.
Also I've read in Japanese, many years ago, It's interesting to read again in English.
Maybe, I can find civil war and Alexsandria campaign somewhere else.

Hmm, I am really longing to buy one at the shop nearby.

dhanegan · Post by **dhanegan** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:18 am

"Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres..." Ack ! And I thought I had put my high school Latin firmly behind me. No, no, no, I do not want to read this AGAIN ! I wonder if Caesar realized his words would be used to torture schoolchildren more than 2000 years later. Would he be proud?

ste · Post by **ste** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:09 pm

not as proud as shakespeare

miki · Post by **miki** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:14 pm

I have the multi-language version purchased at the Slitherine online shop and I have the "The Gallic War" file in it!

Redpossum · Post by **Redpossum** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 11:30 pm

Yes I have the multi-language version from Slitherine shop also, and I have the gallic_war.rtf file also.

ste · Post by **ste** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:06 am

Ahhh... you don't have the option on the autorun though right? That was on the USA version only I believe.

Redpossum · Post by **Redpossum** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:17 am

Ste, I don't know. My menu buttons are all blank, remember?

http://www.slitherine.com/eslitherine/f ... .php?t=618

tora_tora_tora · Post by **tora_tora_tora** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:42 pm

So, can you understand what the voice say when you order something to your army?
All I can guess is it's Latin. There are some variation.

When I order something and if there are enough order points, then it says something like "yes, sir"
But if there aren't enough order points, then it says something like "Negative, sir" or "we could not afford it."

And when I put on signal button, whole army yells, and it seems it make their morale boost a little bit.

ste · Post by **ste** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 10:04 pm

there are a couple of reasons for latin, 1st authenticity, and also the 2nd, is there is no need to localise.

There is a copy of Caesars "The Gallic War" on CD

There is a copy of Caesars "The Gallic War" on CD

text

so In UK, do people learn Latin at school?