Helvetii

which provoked Caesar to attack was when the Helvetians were crossing the Saone. This, however, would be justified by the events leading up to actual battle. In chapter seven when the Helvetians first made contact with Caesar they triggered a memory; Caesar remembers that the Helvetians captured the army of the late consul Lucius Cassius, who was slain by the Helvetians and his army put under the yoke and forced into slavery. From this memory also spawned another; the Helvetians were men of "hostile disposition" and if allowed, they would march through the province with outrage and mischief. In light of these memories, Caesar called upon more troops to build a nineteen mile wall, and a trench separating the territories of the Sequani and Helvetii. Caesars memory became reality in chapter eleven as the Helvetian forces made their way into the Aedui territory; the Helevetians would precede to ravage the territory just as Caesar forewarned. To summarize, Caesar's surprise attack on the Helvetians was completely justified for both personal and non-personal reasons. Caesars attack was result of his drive to avenge his friend Lucius Cassius, his belief that the Helvetians would reap havoc and travel through Gaul with outrage and mischief, and finally because the Helvetians would prey upon the defenseless tribes of Gaul such as the Aedui. The Helvetians would not be beaten so easily as the next adversary Caesar would face is the Helvetians yet again. Unlike the last battle, the…

themselves, and would not want any part of a barbarian’s culture, they did not even see those who were not from Rome worthy of their rights as a citizen. Caesar’s warfare not only gave the Romans pride, but also gave Caesar great power.^21 Helvetii, a gallic tribe, was the first of Caesar’s encounters during the time of The Gallic Wars. In Book I of The Gallic Wars, Caesar writes about the battles and triumph against the Helvetii tribe. Not only does Book I show Caesar’s accomplishment, but…

Caesar’s involvement in Gallic wars: Best for Roman Empire or Self-Promotion? Julius Caesar, one of many glorious Roman leaders, was a well known military leader but he was also known for being a gigantic narcissist. So, was he justified in getting involved in the Gallic wars? To understand Caesar’s reasoning behind getting into the war, we must first know what happened in Gaul. Caesar was on a military high in a military low. He had just gotten noticed as a great military leader and…

In the Roman conquest of Gaul and Britannia, the Romans faced many Gallic and Briton tribes, most of which rebelling against their aggressive expansion in the north under the guise of claiming the tribes were barbaric savages. In Julius Caesars “The Gallic wars” he says tells of how “All Gaul is divided into three parts.”(Caesar, p.1) These three parts were inhabited by the native tribes of the Belgae in what we would now call Belgium, the Nervii and the Helvetii in what is now known as…

denouncing it before the Senate when several of Caesar’s henchmen suddenly entered, grabbed the Senator,and took him into custody. Caesar set Cato free soon afterward, but it was an ominous sign of the strong-arm tactics that the new consul and his two powerful allies were willing to do. Caesar’s entire term as consul in the year 59 B.C,was marked by his regularly cut shady deals, ignored or violated. Roman laws used bribes and fear to gain influence in the government. When his term ended,…

Latin prose. Plutarch himself, a Greek historian of his time, comments that Caesar’s actions surpass those of his contemporaries given the complexity of the terrain in which he fought, the amount of the land he had conquered, and in the figure and power of the enemies he had defeated. There was nothing absurdly astonishing about this man nor of his soldiers, who would return from battle always in triumph—they were ordinary men who displayed a stubborn remarkable courage in the face of…

Caesar “solved” the migration problem of the Helvetii, defeated the German warlord Ariovistus, and bridged the Rhine to attack Germania itself. It explains his victories against the Belgae and the Nervii, as well as how he was the first Roman general ever to journey over to Britannia. He final chapter of Gaul covers Caesars endeavor and conquest of a final united Gaul, under Vercingetorix, and the siege of Alesia. Next it reviews Rome and the political situation, describing the events within.…

He also began many reforms in the Roman society and their government. After entering a strategic alliance with Pompey and Crassus he began waging wars on many people such as the Helvetii, Belgic Confederacy, Nervii, Veneti, and the Union of Gauls. He was successful in defeating all of them; unfortunately tragedy would come when Crassus was killed in battle. This led to many problems between Pompey and Caesar; therefore, they disbanded the First Triumvirate. Caesar was told to disband his army,…

many difficult attacks on tribes. Also he turned out to be successful in other battles such as the Battle of Pharsalus against Pompey and the Battle against the Helvetians. This source is from the History Channel, which shows its credibility due to the studies and researches they perform. With the details on the First Triumvirate and many battles Caesar won, this article will assist in writing the research paper. "Julius Caesar." N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Oct. 2015. . Caesar extended the Roman…

Ambitious magnanimous Charismatic Eloquent Greedy Gallant Audacious 2. Key Events Gallic wars 58BCE-50BCE: Aggressive After his role as consul Julius Caesar was made proconsul of Gaul (Roughly present day France and Belgium. At the start of his posting the Roman empire only controlled the southern areas of Gaul, but had alliances with several Celtic tribes that controlled the rest. Many of these tribes were often at war with one another. This situation helped provide Caesar with the…