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He followed this with victories over the Gauls that lived in northern Europe. First he defeated the Helvetii that inhabit present day Switzerland. However, the Gauls were made up of a collection of smaller tribes who found it difficult to work together.Ĭaesar was confident that in the long term, his well-organised forces would be able to defeat the Gauls that controlled central and northern Europe. The Gauls were excellent cavalrymen and on occasions capable of defeating the Romans. It also created a lot of powerful enemies in the Senate, especially when he resorted to employing men to beat up senators who disagreed with him.Īt the end of his term as consul, Caesar became commander of the Roman Army in Narbonese Gaul. This action gained him the support of the army and the people of Rome. When the Senate refused to pass the measure Caesar took the bill to the Public Assembly. Once in power he brought in a new bill that provided land for old soldiers. He was now deeply in debt but it helped him become a well known figure, and in 59 BC he was elected consul. Later he boasted that he had warned the pirates that if they let him go he would have them killed.Ĭaesar had political ambitions and when he was elected aedile in 65 BC he spent a fortune providing gladiatorial contests for the Roman public. Caesar was furious that he should be humiliated in this way and with some friends he managed to find the pirates and had them all crucified. His family paid the money and he was released. Instead of killing him they demanded a ransom. His career nearly came to an end when at the age of twenty-five he was captured by pirates. He fixed the daily pay of the soldiers at double what it had been. If Caesar's troops gave ground he would often rally them in person, catching individual soldiers by the throat and forcing them round to face the enemy again. Suetonius wrote: "Caesar was a most skilled swordsman and horseman. Like most young men of noble birth Caesar became an officer in the Roman Army. His family was one of the most important in Rome.
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