1. The Conquest of Gaul by Julius Caesar
... battles involving Spartacus. This also shows with Caesar's first expeditions into Germany and Britain. Some reasoning used in these ventures was to "overawe" these countries, even building a bridge across the Rhine to assert Rome's dominance in the region, just to destroy it some weeks later. Lastly, Caesar was interested in boosting his political career. War and politics in Rome went hand ... ...
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