section_path: Literary works/Memoirs
section_name: Memoirs
paragraph_text: Memoirs
  
  Other works historically have been attributed to Caesar, but their authorship is in doubt:
  
  These narratives were written and published annually during or just after the actual campaigns, as a sort of "dispatches from the front". They were important in shaping Caesar's public image and enhancing his reputation when he was away from Rome for long periods. They may have been presented as public readings. As a model of clear and direct Latin style, The Gallic Wars traditionally has been studied by first- or second-year Latin students.