The Caesar Machine
Latin hypertext readers for De Bello Gallico, I-V.
Freeware for Windows and PC DOS operating systems
© 1999, 2000 by Michael Cummings
Version 3.0 for Windows
This Visual Basic program lets the user scroll through the Latin text of Caesar's Gallic War, Books II - V (about 20,000 wds.). When the user comes to an unrecognized vocabulary word, clicking on the word with the mouse will open or refresh at the bottom of the screen a small window with the dictionary entry for that word (in English). Or at any time the user may want to search the dictionary entries by clicking on "DictEntry" in the "Search" pulldown menu and then typing in a search string. The body of the dictionary and the body of the text may be searched similarly. Packaged with all required texts.
Go to The Caesar Machine Version 3.0 for Windows Download Page
Version 2.0 for Windows
A similar Visual Basic program for Caesar's Gallic War, Book I (about 8000 wds.).
Go to The Caesar Machine Version 2.0 for Windows Download Page
Version 1.2 for DOS
The (original) DOS version for Caesar's Gallic War, Book I, using keys for all scroll and selection functions.
Go to The (original) Caesar Machine for DOS Download Page
Philosophy
These programs are designed for the student of Latin who knows some grammar, but who lacks vocabulary. Looking up all the unfamiliar words in the glossary at the back of the book is extremely time-consuming. The Caesar Machine permits the user to access this information without leaving the place in the text where the information is needed. The user can proceed through the text many times more quickly than is possible when stopping to flip pages and search through an alphabetical listing. This efficiency greatly facilitates the comprehension of the text, and with it, the acquisition of vocabulary. Many users will find that vocabulary learned in association with a text which is being rapidly acquired is much more likely to be retained than vocabulary learned by drills and flashcards. If you are reading Caesar for the first time, it would be better to start with The Caesar Machine Versions 2.0 or 1.2 (for Gallic War, Bk. I) which have dictionary entries that are more concise than those of Version 3.0 (for Bks. II - V).
Downloading and Installation
To find download links and installation instructions, click on your choice of the above links to The Caesar Machine download pages.
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