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Commentaries on the Gallic Wars
Summarizing the “Celtic Holocaust” one chapter at a time
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Book VII Section IV: Alesia and the End
Book VII Section IV: Alesia and the End
Caesar extinguishes Vercingetorix and Gallic culture in this last, pan-Gallic battle.
Mackenzie Patel
Jan 30, 2021
Book VII Section III: Labienus and the Parisii
Book VII Section III: Labienus and the Parisii
Caesar gives four pages of the spotlight to Labienus and his dealings with the Parisii tribe.
Mackenzie Patel
Jan 30, 2021
Book VII Section II: The Siege of Gergovia
Book VII Section II: The Siege of Gergovia
Romans and Gauls alike sustain heavy casualties during intense siege warfare at Gergovia.
Mackenzie Patel
Jan 30, 2021
Book VII Section I: The Rising of Vercingetorix
Book VII Section I: The Rising of Vercingetorix
The beginning of the true end of the Gallic civilization.
Mackenzie Patel
Jan 29, 2021
Book VI Section III: The Hunting of Ambiorix
Book VI Section III: The Hunting of Ambiorix
Back to the regularly scheduled wartime programming 🍝
Mackenzie Patel
Jan 29, 2021
Book VI Section II: Ethnography of Gaul and Germany
Book VI Section II: Ethnography of Gaul and Germany
Caesar puts on his anthropologist hat and describes the cultures he’s ethnically cleansing.
Mackenzie Patel
Jan 29, 2021
Book VI Section I: Punitive Expeditions in the Northeast
Book VI Section I: Punitive Expeditions in the Northeast
Caesar builds ANOTHER bridge across the Rhine to spook the Germans and their Gallic allies.
Mackenzie Patel
Jan 29, 2021
Book V Section II: Attack on the Winter Camps
Book V Section II: Attack on the Winter Camps
The Romans endure their first serious defeat at the hands of Gallic cunning.
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Jan 28, 2021
Book V Section I: Second Expedition to Britain
Book V Section I: Second Expedition to Britain
Because invading Britain one time wasn’t enough, Caesar returns for the second act.
Mackenzie Patel
Jan 26, 2021
Book IV Section II: First Expedition to Britain
Book IV Section II: First Expedition to Britain
Caesar invades another continent and gets wrecked (literally).
Mackenzie Patel
Jan 25, 2021
Book IV Section I: The Usipetes and Tencteri
Book IV Section I: The Usipetes and Tencteri
Refugee Germans cross the Rhine and Caesar slaughters them — and he builds a huge bridge crossing the Rhine in the process.
Mackenzie Patel
Jan 11, 2021
Book III Section III: Three Subsidiary Campaigns
Book III Section III: Three Subsidiary Campaigns
Nominal but brutal military campaigns across the Gallic lands.
Mackenzie Patel
Jan 4, 2021
Book III Section II: Naval War with the Veneti
Book III Section II: Naval War with the Veneti
Caesar builds a brand new Roman fleet from scratch and attacks another tribe.
Mackenzie Patel
Dec 30, 2020
Book III Section I: Chastisement of the Alpine Tribes
Book III Section I: Chastisement of the Alpine Tribes
Caesar’s commanders make their presence known in the Alps.
Mackenzie Patel
Dec 28, 2020
Book II: The Conquest of the Belgae
Book II: The Conquest of the Belgae
Caesar finds another excuse to exterminate a neighboring ancient culture.
Mackenzie Patel
Dec 26, 2020
Book I Section II: Ariovistus and the Germans
Book I Section II: Ariovistus and the Germans
Caesar takes on the “barbarous” German tribes from across the Rhine.
Mackenzie Patel
Dec 21, 2020
Book I Section I: The Helvetian War
Book I Section I: The Helvetian War
The Helvetian refugees get wiped out by the might of Rome.
Mackenzie Patel
Dec 18, 2020
A Note on the Gallic Commentaries
A Note on the Gallic Commentaries
Welcome readers! Thank you for stumbling upon this detailed summary and analysis of The Conquest of Gaul by Gaius Julius Caesar. This…
Mackenzie Patel
Dec 18, 2020
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