Apparently simple and direct in styleâ '' to the point that Caesar 's Commentarii are commonly studied by first and second year Latin studentsâ '' they are in fact highly sophisticated tracts , aimed particularly at the middle-brow readership of minor aristocrats in Rome , Italy , and the provinces . Apparently simple and direct in styleâ '' to the point that Caesar 's Commentarii are commonly studied by first and second year Latin studentsâ '' they are in fact highly sophisticated tracts , aimed most particularly at the middle-brow readership of minor aristocrats in Rome , Italy , and the provinces .