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The Gallic Wars — Caesar’s campaigns in Gaul, from 58 to 51 BC
Eight campaigns waged by a proconsul in search of fortune and glory, who in eight years subdued the peoples of Gaul. Their division did the rest, and the unity attempted by an Arvernian chief came too late. (Editorial synthesis)
The Gallic Wars began in 58 BC (Julian calendar). (source: Encyclopædia Universalis)
The Gallic Wars ended in 51 BC (Julian calendar). (source: Encyclopædia Universalis)
The Gallic Wars ended in Gaul subjected to Rome for five centuries. (source: Encyclopædia Universalis)
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