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Roman Legionary vs Gallic Warrior - 58-52 BC (Paperback)
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Roman Legionary vs Gallic Warrior - 58-52 BC (Paperback)
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In the manner of many Roman generals, Caesar would write his
domestic political ambitions in the blood and treasure of foreign
lands. His governorship of Cisalpine Gaul gave him the opportunity
to demonstrate the greatness of his character to the people of Rome
through the subjugation of those outside Rome's borders. The fact
that the main account of the subsequent wars in Gaul was written by
Caesar himself - by far the most detailed history of the subject,
with new reports issued annually for the eager audience at home -is
no accident. The Roman Army of the late Republic had long been in
the process of structural and change, moving towards the
all-volunteer permanent standing force that would for centuries be
the bulwark of the coming Empire. Well-armed and armoured, this
professional army was trained to operate within self-supporting
legions, with auxiliaries employed in roles the legions lacked such
as light troops or cavalry. The Roman legions were in many ways a
modern force, with formations designed around tactical goals and
held together by discipline, training and common purpose. The
armies fielded by the tribes of Gaul were for the most part lightly
armed and armoured, with fine cavalry and a well-deserved
reputation for ferocity. As might be expected from a region made up
of different tribes with a range of needs and interests, there was
no consensus on how to make war, though when large armies were
gathered it was usually with the express purpose of bringing the
enemy to heel in a pitched battle. For most Gauls - and certainly
the military elites of the tribes - battle was an opportunity to
prove their personal courage and skill, raising their status in the
eyes of friends and foes alike. Fully illustrated, this study
investigates the Roman and Gallic forces pitched into combat in
three battles: Bibracte (58 BC), Sabis (57 BC) and Gergovia/Alesia
(52 BC). Although charismatic Gallic leaders did rise up - notably
Dumnorix of the Aedui and later Vercingetorix of the Arverni - and
proved to be men capable of bringing together forces that had the
prospect of checking Caesar's ambitions in the bloodiest of ways,
it would not be enough. For Caesar his war against the Gauls
provided him with enormous power and the springboard he needed to
make Rome his own, though his many domestic enemies would ensure
that he did not long enjoy his success.
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