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The Gallic Wars were a series of military campaigns in which Rome, led by Julius Caesar, fought several Gallic tribes, led by Vercintegorix. The wars lasted from 58 to 50 BC.

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  • Gaul, 1st century BC

    A map of Gaul in the 1st century BC, showing the relative positions of the Helvetii and the Sequani

  • Photo of two silver coins

    Denarius minted by Decimus Brutus in 48 BC, recalling his service in Gaul. The obverse features the head of Mars, and the reverse shows Gallic carnyces and shields.

  • A painting of Caesar's Rhine river Bridge

    Caesar's Rhine Bridge, by John Soane (1814)

  • A drawing showing some Romans landing in Britain

    Illustration of the Romans landing in Britain, featuring the standard bearer of the X legion

  • Photograph of two Roman coins

    Denarius minted by L. Hostilius Saserna, 48 BC, showing the head of a captive Gaul, and a British chariot on the reverse.

  • Photograph of Vercingetorix's memorial

    Vercingétorix's Memorial in Alesia, where he would make his last stand

  • Battlefield

    Modern recreation of the Alesia fortifications, featuring rows of stakes in front of a moat, a high banked approach, and regular towers for Roman sentries

  • Photograph of two sides of a Roman coin from 48 BC

    Denarius from 48 BC, thought to depict an allegory of Gaul with a carnyx on the obverse and Diana of Ephesus with a stag on the reverse

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