The Germans Don't Want to Fight - And Why?

Germans, like many people at the time, believed strongly in omens. Diviners had declared that it would be very unlucky to fight a battle before the new moon. So what does caesar do when he discovers this? He marches his army right up to the german camp and attacks. Caesar understood how crucially important morale is. Great leaders put such a large emphasis on the morale of the people they lead. Of course, the germans don't just give up. They're tentative and scared because of these omens. But eventually caesar succeeds and sends these germanic tribes back across the rhine. Now that's two big victories for caesar in less than