Arvioustus

True but they stiil had superior cavalry to the Romans and out numbered the Romans by so much( Celts nad Germans) and had so much trouble against caesar. Amazing.

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Sorry, but what do you mean by robotics? I think the Europeans should actively seek Americans to emigrate back Promise us good wine,beer,pasta and ladies.

Rambled on too much sorry,too much caffiene.

He did not prove himself against the Parthians true but he most assurdly did against the Celts and the German tribes in a big way. Some say he is just an opportunist poltician who commited illegal wars. (Romans!) Some say he engineered wars with the Gauls,Helvetii and the German tribes. For example Tacitus paints the German tribes in such a favorable light basically saying they have so many more virtues than the Romans in just about all areas and only fight when provoked unlike the Romans. Tacitus ..I never believed one word of his. The German tribes were constantly harassing many Celtic areas and many were on this side of the Rhine by force. Some mixing in (Belgae) but most trying to take the prized farmlands of Gaul. Maybe Caesar engineered many of his wars,maybe not but you have to look at his battles and what he did to his men. I find it very hard to find anyone in history who has had his soldiers fight for him against so many odds as Caesar has. 10 to 1 in numbers against him but many times even more so. Some say he battled German tribes with numbers exceeding 400,000 while his numbers were under 100,000! Against serious traps and against brilliant leaders like Vercingetorix and my name sake Arvioustus. Also the Helvetii, who held their own against the German tribes but succumbed to Caesar. Yes he was arrogant to the core, crossing the Rhine with a relative few for 18 days just terrorizing the German tribes. Yes, they were terrorized against Caesar, Caesars accounts of cowardice against him spoke for themselves. Many tribes dropped their weapons and ran! This is documented by Caesar and many others. They drowned in the Rhine trying to flee him! You may say that the German tribes were just trumped up to being great fighters for propaganda,not sure. (I cannot count the tuetonberg loss as a battle as some do...just not a real fight and even there the Romans fought so valiantly..I give them credit,they were so outnumbered to be sure and spread out and were betrayed)Anyway Caesar was not there. In reality I have to conclude either Caesar was an amazing leader of men or the Celts and Germans were not what many said they were.(against Caesar anyway) I wish Caesar had time to go to Parthia.maybe then he would have squashed his critics.

What is so amazing about this time period is the personalties were so amazing and wouldn`t you like to meet one of them. I am sure the great majority of you have to choose Jesus,believer or not, just because of what he brought to the world and the changes that occured. Caesar of course, arguably one of the greatest generals of all time. Some say he was just a merciless poltician who commited illegal wars for his own gain. Perhaps he even engineered the start of these wars himself,always having an excuse. You have to look at his battles though, the men fought hard and valiantly for him. Perhaps even more so than any sodiers have for a leader. Many,many examples from the Helvetii(Celtic tribe who were alwys battling the Germanic tribes and keeping them in check!), Vercingetirix and the Celts(also many Germanic Belage too),Ariovistus and the Germanic tribes all succumbed too Caesar. You have to remember the Romans were so seriouisly outnumberd(exact figured not certain but probable)...aginst the Celts sometimes at leat 10 to 1,Germans sometimes anywhere from armies of 250,000 to 430,,000 on one account with Caear having only 80,000!!!! He also made statemnetns:crossing the Rhine for 18 days while the German tribes cowarded...yes cowarded. Sometimes dropping their weapons and drowning in the Rhine. How can many say he was not a great general?! Cleopatra...I just want to meet her:) Hannibal..of course, may-be more brilliant than Caesar? Perhpas? Spartucus...bravery personified. Many more I am sure on your list and I must conclude: just amazing this perios in time.