Gallic Wars

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Roman military campaign military conflict war

The Gallic Wars were a series of military campaigns led by Julius Caesar in the 1st century BCE that resulted in the Roman conquest of Gaul and greatly increased Caesar’s power and fame.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Commentarii de Bello Gallico	5

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman military campaign ⓘ military conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
belligerent	Gallic tribes ⓘ Germanic peoples ⓘ surface form: Germanic tribes Roman Republic ⓘ
cause	Roman desire for security on northern frontier ⓘ Roman expansionism ⓘ migration of the Helvetii ⓘ
commander	Ariovistus ⓘ Diviciacus of the Aedui ⓘ Julius Caesar ⓘ Vercingetorix ⓘ
conflictType	conquest ⓘ
documentedBy	Julius Caesar ⓘ
effect	Romanization of Gaul ⓘ increase of Julius Caesar’s political power ⓘ massive casualties among Gallic tribes ⓘ rise of Julius Caesar’s popularity in Rome ⓘ
endTime	50 BCE ⓘ
followedBy	Caesar’s civil war ⓘ surface form: Caesar’s Civil War
hasPart	Caesar’s first campaign against the Helvetii ⓘ Roman–Germanic wars ⓘ surface form: Campaign against Ariovistus Campaigns against the Belgae ⓘ Campaigns in Armorica ⓘ First invasion of Britain ⓘ Revolt of Vercingetorix ⓘ Conquest of Britain ⓘ surface form: Second invasion of Britain Battle of Alesia ⓘ surface form: Siege of Alesia
languageOfPrimarySource	Latin ⓘ
location	Belgium ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ surface form: Britain Gaul ⓘ Northern Italy ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ Rhineland ⓘ surface form: Western Germany modern France ⓘ
mainWorkAboutEvent	Gallic Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Commentarii de Bello Gallico
notableFor	completion of Roman conquest of Transalpine Gaul ⓘ decisive defeat of Vercingetorix at Alesia ⓘ detailed first-person military commentary by Julius Caesar ⓘ
participant	Celtic tribes ⓘ surface form: Aedui Arverni ⓘ Belgae ⓘ Belgae ⓘ surface form: Eburones Suebi ⓘ surface form: Germanic Suebi Helvetii ⓘ Nervii ⓘ Remi ⓘ Sequani ⓘ Veneti ⓘ
partOf	Roman expansion in Western Europe ⓘ
precededBy	Caesar’s consulship of 59 BCE ⓘ
result	Roman conquest of Gaul ⓘ Roman victory ⓘ annexation of Gaul into the Roman Republic ⓘ
significantBattle	Battle of Bibracte ⓘ surface form: Battle against the Helvetii Battle of Alesia ⓘ Battle of Bibracte ⓘ Battle of Gergovia ⓘ Battle of the Sabis ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Arar Battle of the Sabis ⓘ Battles against the Belgae ⓘ Invasions of Britain ⓘ
startTime	58 BCE ⓘ
timePeriod	1st century BCE ⓘ