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93 - Gallic Wars 3: Caesar At Sea
Episode 93
Published 1 year, 8 months ago
Description
Caesar faces enemies at home and on sea, in part 3 of our series on Caesar’s masterwork of psychology, strategy, and propaganda: On the Gallic War (De Bello Gallico).
This is a world-history making story (the conquest of what’s now modern France), told by a world-history making storyteller.
Caesar entered Gaul as a mere politician. He returned 9 years later as a conqueror - and an enemy of the state. He tells how it all happened with his own pen.
In this episode:
- Caesar faces the sea-faring people of Veneti
- Caesar plays political games
- Ship technology, and military strategy
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