Introduction

After completing his conquest of Gaul, Julius Caesar entered into a sort of holding pattern. It was a decade that saw the death of Crassus after one of Rome's greatest military defeats. The war in Gaul is unquestionably the most famous thing to have occurred in the decade. Once he was off his leash, there was little stopping Clodius from making everyone realize that messing with Cicero was bad for everyone's health.