11/6/2022 0 Comments Destiny 2 total conquest triumph![]() These men were the best the Roman military could offer, and they pledged themselves and their lives to Caesar. When Caesar departed for Gaul in March of 58 BCE, he had under his command four veteran legions, all of which had served under him through previous conquests. But in Gaul, glory in combat and vast new territory awaited him, should he survive.īust depicting Julius Caesar | Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Unable to pay them, he’d be cast out of Rome, and his family name would be sullied. If he stayed in Rome, his debts would be called in. As a land ripe with spoils and slaves, acting hostile to Rome, no better opportunity could be offered to Caesar. ![]() For years, the tribes of Gaul had descended on Italy, raiding and pillaging. 1 To the north of Italy, the massive frontier of modern day France and Belgium provided a persistent thorn in the republic’s side. ![]() As debts from his political aspirations and a general souring of relations among members of the senate began to catch up with him, an opportunity presented itself. ![]() In 58 BCE, Roman proconsul Julius Caesar, a member of the first Triumvirate and an important political figure in the Roman Government, was forced to flee the very city he helped rule. | Courtesy of Wikipedia CommonsĬaesar’s conquest of Gaul was a prelude to the start of the Second Roman Civil War, marking the beginning of the end of the Roman Republic. Vercingetorix, atop his horse, surrenders to Julius Caesar. ![]()
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