Gallic wars

Gallic wars
Julius Caesar 's campaigns ( 58 – 51 BC ), which established Roman rule over central and northern Europe west of the River Rhine ( Gaul ) (see map p. 237). Crossing into Transalpine Gaul, Caesar repelled German tribes in the south and east, Belgae in the north, and Veneti in the west. He even crossed the Rhine to demonstrate Roman control of that crucial natural frontier. With speed and ruthlessness and helped by inter-tribal disunity he subdued the northern and western coasts. He twice ( 55 and 54 BC ) invaded Britain, which was regarded as a Belgic refuge and threat to Rome. In the winter of 53 – 52 BC , [The entire page is 155 words long]

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