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I don't know how Sauver's method would work for self-learning, but then again I've never heard of anyone that's tried it either. But I still think for anyone, memorizing the first thirty chapters of De Bello Gallico couldn't hurt, could it?

I completed the memorization of chapter 1 yesterday. It wasn't easy to cram everything into my short term memory, but the beautiful thing is that once it's in there, you can turn it over in your head at times when most other forms of studying would be impractical. If anyone else chooses to participate, I'd be interested to hear your experiences and your strategies for memorization. The biggest recommendation I can give is to consult a map if you don't already know the geography well so you at least can roughly place everything. The Dickinson College website has maps under the Media tab. The map I've posted here I found adequate for chapter one.

https://dcc.dickinson.edu/caesar/book-1/chapter-1-1