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331 - Julius Caesar: Roman Daddy Dictator

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Caesar's Conquest of Gaul

In 52 BC, Julius Caesar and his legions defeated a Gallic army under Versinget's arrests. In one instance, he waited until his opponent's water supply had dried up, then ordered the hands of all the remaining survivors be cut off. According to Biography.com, as he expanded his reach, Caesar was ruthless with his enemies. The morale boost from doing this was enormous. At that time, in warfare, generals no longer fought in personal combat,. but he did, on occasion. He built a bridge across the Rhine River into Germanic territories. His success in Gaul led to resentment between himself and Pompeii because his legend is larger than Pompeii's.

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