![]() ![]() Thus, when Crassus was killed, and the trio of power crumbled, Pompey and Caesar were, in essence, battling for sole power of Rome-not just a consulship. Caesar championed the latter, while Pompey was heavily backed by the optimates in the Senate. The tale Caesar relates is one of a feud between him and Gnaeus Pompeius (Pompey), also viewed as the Senate versus the populares, or the common people. ![]() ( Public Domain ) History is Written by the Victors…Ĭaesar writes another dictation of his military exploits in the Commentarii de Bello Civili, his version of the events of the war between himself, Pompey, and Crassus-though Crassus was, in fact, already dead by the time Caesar begins his narrative. ![]() For instance, Caesar is among the first Roman writers to mention the Druids through personal interaction, though he admits confusion regarding the exact nature of their purpose within Gallic culture.Ĭommentarii de Bello Gallico, an account written by Julius Caesar about war in Gaul. ( Public Domain )Ĭaesar's Bello Gallico is widely valued for his description of these triumphs, as well as for providing one of the first-and likely somewhat "accurate" descriptions of the Gallic culture of ancient Britain before the region's later Romanization. "Vercingetorix Throws Down His Arms at the Feet of Julius Caesar", 1899, by Lionel Noel Royer. During his extensive military campaigns between 58 and 50 BC, Caesar left a definite mark on ancient Gaul (i.e., France and Belgium). One of the first Romans to do so, Caesar's time in Gallic Britain did not last, yet his presence was certainly felt by the Gallic and Celtic tribes throughout mainland Europe. This text describes Caesar's attempts to conquer the Gallic lands of modern day France, Belgium, and Switzerland and his ambitions to reach Britannia, and conquer the "barbarian" tribes who dwelt there.
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