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  1. The Pen and the Sword: Writing and Conquest in Caesar's Gaul.Josiah Osgood - 2009 - Classical Antiquity 28 (2):328-358.
    Julius Caesar was remembered in later times for the unprecedented scale of his military activity. He was also remembered for writing copiously while on campaign. Focusing on the period of Rome's war with Gaul , this paper argues that the two activities were interrelated: writing helped to facilitate the Roman conquest of the Gallic peoples. It allowed Caesar to send messages within his own theater of operations, sometimes with distinctive advantages; it helped him stay in touch with Rome, from where (...)
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