58–50 BC
Julius Caesar's eight-year conquest of Gaul transformed a brilliant but politically indebted Roman general into the most powerful man in the Republic. From the Pyrenees to the Rhine, Caesar fought dozens of tribes with unrelenting aggression, killed or enslaved an estimated one million Gauls, and built the veteran army he would ultimately march across the Rubicon into civil war.
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Weapons, war machines, and the military innovations that defined how this conflict was fought.
Cause-and-effect chains tracing the war's long shadow on history.
War crimes, massacres, and the darkest chapters of this conflict — documented for history.
Julius Caesar's eight-year conquest of Gaul transformed a brilliant but politically indebted Roman general into the most powerful man in the Republic. From the Pyrenees to the Rhine, Caesar fought dozens of tribes with unrelenting aggression, killed or enslaved an estimated one million Gauls, and built the veteran army he would ultimately march across the Rubicon into civil war.
Caesar's Gallic Wars was fought from 58 to 50 BC.
Caesar's Gallic Wars was fought between Roman Republic and Gallic Tribes.
An estimated 1,000,000 people died in Caesar's Gallic Wars, including roughly 425,000 military and 575,000 civilian deaths. Figures are scholarly estimates and vary by source.
Major engagements included Siege of Alesia, Siege of Avaricum, Battle of the Vosges, and Battle of Bibracte.