jan 1, 58 BC - Between 58 BC and 50 BC
Caesar had nearly conquered
all of Gaul -an areas that are
today France. He wrote about
this conquest in great detail in
this quote." Caesar having to
divided his forces... and having
hastily (quickly) constructed
some bridges, enters their
country in three divisions,
burns their houses and
villages, and gets possessio
n of a large number of cattle
and men."
-Julius Caesars, The Gallic Wars
