The Gallic Wars were waged between 58 and 50 BC by the Roman general Julius Caesar against the peoples of Gaul (present-day France, Belgium, and Switzerland)...

famously sacking Rome circa 390 BC. Following the Samnite Wars and the Punic Wars, in which Gallic forces sometimes made common cause with Rome's enemies...

Commentaries on the Gallic War), also Bellum Gallicum (English: Gallic War), is Julius Caesar's firsthand account of the Gallic Wars, written as a third-person...

Northern Italy (Cisalpine Gaul), leading to the Roman–Gallic wars, and into the Balkans, leading to war with the Greeks. These latter Gauls eventually settled...

Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and subsequently became dictator from 49...

and provided a legendary reputation. The Gallic Wars were a key factor in Caesar's ability to win the Civil War and declare himself dictator, in what would...

(September 52 BC) was the climactic military engagement of the Gallic Wars, fought around the Gallic oppidum (fortified settlement) of Alesia in modern France...

Transylvania Ancient warfare Roman–Gallic wars Gallic Invasion of the Balkans Galatian War Celtiberian Wars Cantabrian Wars Gallic Wars Dacian warfare Gaelic warfare...

republic to empire. The wars constituted both the Gallic Wars (58 BC–51 BC) and Caesar's civil war (49 BC–45 BC). The Gallic Wars principally took place...

played a crucial part in the Gallic Wars, fighting under Caesar in virtually every battle. At the beginning of the Gallic campaign, Caesar had the 10th...

revolt against Roman forces during the last phase of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars. After surrendering to Caesar and spending almost six years in prison...

some neighbouring tribes. In 52 BC, during the Gallic Wars, the Arvernian chief Vercingetorix led the Gallic revolt against the armies of Caesar. After an...

Mandubii, one of the Gallic tribes allied with the Aedui. The Celtic oppidum was conquered by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars and afterwards became...

Roman Dacia. Dacian warfare Illyrian Wars Roman-Persian Wars Marcomannic Wars Jewish-Roman wars "Assorted Imperial Battle Descriptions", De Imperatoribus...

described Gallia Transalpina as distinct from Gallia Cisalpina. In his Gallic Wars, Julius Caesar distinguishes among three ethnic groups in Gaul: the Belgae...

vastatio. Two of the first uses of scorched earth recorded happened in the Gallic Wars. The first was used when the Celtic Helvetii were forced to evacuate...

his Gallic Wars the IX legion (later called Hispania) veterans of his Gallic Wars the X legion (Equestris, later called Gemina) veterans of his Gallic Wars...

Hellenistic period. Macedonian Wars Mithridatic Wars Punic Wars Roman–Gallic Wars Roman–Persian Wars This set index article includes a list of related...

The Sicilian Wars, or Greco-Punic Wars, were a series of conflicts fought between ancient Carthage and the Greek city-states led by Syracuse over control...

were often in conflict with the Romans, such as in the Roman–Gallic wars, the Celtiberian Wars, the conquest of Gaul and conquest of Britain. By the 1st...

legions in the Gallic Wars. Initially recruited voluntarily, conflicts with the Balearic populations arose during the final phase of the Punic Wars, leading...

Rhine were Suevi, both of whom represent new forces in the area. The Gallic Wars List of Germanic peoples As accusative Ousipas, Plut. Caes. 22. Geography...

but the etymology of the name Germani itself is uncertain. During the Gallic Wars of the 1st century BC, the Roman general Julius Caesar encountered Germani...

politics (e.g., the consul Lucius Julius Caesar volunteered late in the Gallic Wars as a legate under his first cousin, Gaius Julius Caesar). Diplomats and...

p. 88. Caesar, Gallic Wars vi.14.3. The Gallic War. Dover Publications. 2012. p. 103. Julius Caesar, 'Commentaries on the Gallic War', Book 6 Chapter...

had previously been an important supporter of Caesar in the Gallic Wars and in the civil war against Pompey. Decimus Brutus is often confused with his distant...

Julius Caesar. It was the second major battle of the Gallic Wars. The Helvetii, a confederation of Gallic tribes, had begun a total migration of its peoples...

Civil Wars, 1:117; Florus, Epitome, 2.8. Appian, Civil Wars, 1:116–117; Plutarch, Crassus 9:6; Sallust, Histories, 3:64–67. Appian, Civil Wars, 1:117;...

and Germany. In 50 BC, after the conquest by Julius Caesar during his Gallic Wars, it was described as stretching all the way to the Rhine, and one of...

organized by date. For internal civil wars, revolts and rebellions, see List of Roman civil wars and revolts. Wars with the Latins and the Sabines (for...