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Caesar's Footprints : Journeys To Roman Gaul
Paperback Edition: 1
In the 50s BC, Julius Caesar conducted a brutal war against the tribes of ancient Gaul. On the pretext of curbing an imminent barbarian threat to the Roman Republic, he first defeated and decimated the Helvetii tribe, before subjugating the other Celtic peoples who occupied the territory of what is now France. Caesar laid Gallic civilisation to waste, but the cultural revolution the Romans brought in their wake transformed the Celtic culture of that country, as the Gauls exchanged their tribal quarrels for togas and acquired the paraphernalia of civilised urban life. The Romans also left behind a legacy of language, literature, law, government, religion, architecture and industry. From Marseille to Mulhouse, and from Orleans to Autun, here Bijan Omrani journeys across Gaul in the footsteps of its Roman conquerors.
Pages : 416
Publisher : Head of Zeus
Publication date : 2018-09-24
Subjects: Non-fiction, Humanities, History, Ancient History: To C 500 Ce, European History