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    Crossing the Rhine

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    In 55 BC, prior to Caesar's planned invasion of Britain, Germanic tribes began to harrass Gaul again. In Crossing the Rhine to take the war to the Germanic tribes, Caesar became the first Roman to do so. He did so in glorious fashion, building an impressive bridge in only 10 days, impressing both the Germanics and the Roman masses alike.
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    Political Opposition

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    Political Opposition
    While Caesar was just getting underway in his Gallic campaigns, the situation in Rome was initially in his favor. In 58 BC, Publius Clodius Pulcher, the wild patrician who scandalized Caesar?s home just a few years before, now served his term as Tribune of the Plebs. In complete support of Caesar, he enacted new laws granting himself and the populares more power...
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    Cyprus

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    The Roman Province of Cyprus was established in 58 BC.
     
    The earliest known human settlements on Cyprus date as early as 6000 BC. The abundance of copper on the island brought traders and settlers from all over the east, and a variety of nations ruled from the earliest times. Egypt controlled the island for long stretches of its early history, and some Phoenician traders and colonies popped up as early as the 8th century BC. Egyptian domination passed to Persian control and remained so for 200 years until the rise of Alexander the Great....
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    The Gods of Ancient Rome

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    Another book review has been submitted by forum member Ursus. Gods of Ancient Rome by Robert Turcan
     
    There comes a point when any serious Romanophile has to study Roman religion outside of an elementary school mythology class. The Romans, after all, were a deeply pious people. Religion was not separated from everyday life, it was a constant in everyday life. Every communal activity had a religious aspect and every religious activity was aimed at some level of community. To reduce Roman religion to a mere carbon copy of Greek religion, as is often opined, or to treat Roman mythology as the childish delusions of a primitive people, is to ignore the religious genius of our cultural ancestors. Regardless of whether one or not sympathizes with Roman paganism, one should at least appreciate its place in religious history and its reflection of Roman mentality....
     
     
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    Conquest of Gaul

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    Conquest of Gaul
    As the campaign year of 56 BC opened, Caesar found that Gaul still wasn?t quite ready for Roman occupation. In his own words: ?he reflected that almost all the Gauls were fond of revolution, and easily and quickly excited to war; that all men likewise, by nature, love liberty and hate the condition of slavery, he thought he ought to divide and more widely distribute his army, before more states should join the confederation.?
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    The Belgae

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    As the Gallic Wars of Caesar progressed, the first aggression by the Gallic Celts came from the Belgae. At the battle of the Sambre River Caesar avoided near defeat to begin the subjugation of Gaul.
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    Tin

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    Tin in the ancient world was an important if somewhat secondary commodity. Tin was widely used in many metal works, but its most prominent use was in combining to make the alloy Bronze. Though found in various places throughout Europe, a prime source, and closely guarded secret before Roman domination, was the province of Britain
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    Ariovistus and the Suebi

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    After his victory over the Helvetti, Caesar was asked for help by other Gallic tribes against Germanic incursions into Gaul. Ariovistus and the Suebi were a formidable Germanic tribe who presented a legitimate threat to both the Gauls and Caesar.
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