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Gallic War
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war (58–50 BCE) between the Roman Republic and Gaul
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The Gallic War was a military conflict fought between 58 and 50 BCE in which the Roman Republic conquered the region of Gaul (modern-day France and surrounding areas). It matters because it resulted in Rome's expansion and control over a vast territory, and it was documented by the Roman commander Julius Caesar, whose accounts remain historically important sources.
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- Lionel Royer - Vercingetorix Throwing down His Weapons at the feet of Julius Caesar.jpg
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- start time
- 0058-01-01
- Commons category
- Gallic War
- end time
- 0051-01-01
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Belligerents
Roman Republic Gauls Germani Britons Aquitani and others...
Gallery (12)
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Gallia Narbonensis
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Julius Caesar
Person
Mark Antony
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fortification
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Cisalpine Gaul
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Battle of Alesia
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Caesar's Civil War
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Gallia Aquitania
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Helvetii
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Auxiliaries
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Quintus Tullius Cicero
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Battle of the Allia
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Julia gens
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Caesar's invasions of Britain
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list of Celtic tribes
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France
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Italy
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Germany
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Switzerland
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Belgium
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