The notion (suggested by Llewelyn Morgan) that Caesar’s ‘pragmatic’ style in his writing reflects an attempt to ‘keep it that of a plain soldier’ struck me as a particularly interesting possibility. Reception in France, Nap III, Jullian, Goudineau Gaulish history (epigr, ling, numismatics, La Tene archaeology.Ĥ. Political-cultural history of empire (rhetoric, othering theory slavery)ģ. The thread, started by John Ma (link below), is worth viewing in full:Ģ. A number of classicists aired views on themes and stylistic elements in the Gallic Wars which confirmed (and indeed challenged) my own thinking. That this is indeed the case was nicely brought to light on (of all places) a Twitter thread recently. But what about the chilling nature of some of Caesar’s descriptions (chilling, that is, precisely because of their lack of graphic description or celebration where some such might have been expected)? There is a good deal more to say about his prose style, I felt, than Gardini does say. This is a text I haven’t read much myself since sixth form days, but my memory of its style is good enough: Caesar displays a special knack throughout the text for conveying the brutal suppression of his enemies and the trials faced by his armies with unnerving understatement and precision.įor Gardini, Caesar is, straightforwardly, the ‘matter of fact’ prose stylist par excellence: he is a rationalist, a pragmatist, someone who wants to ‘recreate the world mathematically and geometrically, as if the obscurity and vagueness of our deeper motives had no place here’ (p72-3). ![]() ![]() One part of the book I didn’t much warm to was Gardini’s discussion of the prose of Julius Caesar in his Gallic Wars (Caesar’s account of a major stage in the Roman conquest of Gaul). ![]() The book has by turns intrigued and frustrated me. Gardini focuses on a range of Latin texts he has encountered and on the nature of his personal responses to them over the course of his education and career. The book is a nice combination of personal reflection and linguistic and literary discussion. From specialty local favorites to national brand names, groceries to household essentials and more, Uber Eats has what you want when you want it.My recent bedtime reading has been Nicola Gardini’s fun little book ‘ Long live Latin: the Pleasures of a Useless Language‘. We partner with over 890,000 restaurants and merchants in more than 11,000 cities across six continents. Uber Eats is an on-demand delivery app and website that helps bring millions of people around the world the things they want, at the tap of a button. See Uber One terms and conditions for more details. Membership savings applied as a reduction to service fees. Taxes and fees do not apply to order minimums. Participating restaurants and non-grocery stores only. *Benefits available for eligible stores marked with the Uber One Icon. ![]() To order, download the Uber Eats app or visit. Or if they’ve made a Friday night ritual of Little Caesars’ go-to DEEP!DEEP! DISH pizza, it’s simple to get it again with the “reorder” feature. With group ordering, they can easily place and coordinate large orders for parties and automatically split the bill. “We aim to be the easiest, most convenient way to pizza by meeting customers wherever they are.”Īs Uber continues to emphasize quality selection and reliability for consumers nationwide, the in-app experience is key: Little Caesars customers can take advantage of the full slate of Uber Eats’ innovative features to make on-demand delivery effortless. “Making Little Caesars pizza available on Uber Eats is exciting for our brand because it expands our reach to new customers who love ordering on Uber,” said Ed Gleich, Chief Innovation Officer at Little Caesars. "With Little Caesars’ long-anticipated arrival on our platform, users across the country can easily satisfy their cravings for pizza, wings, or world-famous Crazy Bread with the tap of a button." "Our partnership with Little Caesars allows us to bring even more delicious options directly to the doorsteps of millions of Uber Eats users," said Sarfraz Maredia, VP and Head of the Americas for Delivery at Uber.
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