10 Fascinating Facts About the Gallic Wars

Check out our New Biography Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics The Gallic Wars, waged between the Gallic tribes living in present-day France and Belgium and the Roman Legions under Julius Caesar, took place between the years 58 BC to 50 BC. These wars are what ultimately gave Caesar the upper hand over the Senate and his former political ally Pompey the Great, leading in turn to a civil war; the outcome of which made Caesar “dictator in perpetuity” over the entire Roman Republic. But like most conflicts throughout the ages, the Gallic Wars weren’t as straightforward as they may first appear. →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet?sub_confirmation=1 Help us translate our videos: https://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_queue?msg=10&tab=0 - Learn more why you might want to help: http://ift.tt/1l7FnjV Find more lists at: http://www.toptenz.net Entertaining and educational top 10 lists from TopTenzNet! Subscribe to our Facebook: http://ift.tt/1QRrRgJ Business inquiries to admin@toptenz.net Other TopTenz Videos: 10 Dark and Depressing Facts About Slavery https://youtu.be/9uYS7zFrv8I?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnKajPA6HFawry8Y3my_VX5Q 10 Lies You’re Told About American Slavery https://youtu.be/smnvJGzOkhU?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnKajPA6HFawry8Y3my_VX5Q Text version: http://ift.tt/2zSBFlH Coming up: 10. Biased Sources 9. Julius Caesar’s Backstory 8. The Populist Appeal for the Gallic Wars 7. Who were the Gauls? 6. Casus Belli 5. Ariovistus – The Germanic War Chief 4. The Bravest of the Gauls 3. The Veneti and Sea Warfare 2. Caesar in Britain 1. Vercingetorix Source/Further reading: http://ift.tt/2gAcldW http://ift.tt/2qGW8Ga http://ift.tt/1YalW7V http://ift.tt/2t7Vq6o http://ift.tt/2nJyBUY http://ift.tt/2E5sMfK http://ift.tt/2nJyE36 http://ift.tt/2E6zSR2 http://ift.tt/2nJyEQE http://ift.tt/2E3MtVd http://ift.tt/2nJyGrK http://ift.tt/2E1woPL http://ift.tt/2nJyI2Q http://ift.tt/1BObNYu http://ift.tt/2nLtbZu http://ift.tt/2E3ENCb http://ift.tt/2nJp2oY http://ift.tt/2bumxQp http://ift.tt/2nMcM7g http://ift.tt/2E5jEaU