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Caesar’s Consulship and Gallic War. 59 BC Consulship. GJC and M. Calpurnius Bibulus Land bill Cato Marginalizing Bibulus Gallia Cisalpina and Illyricum. Illyricum. Gallia Cisalpina. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Blank_map_of_Gaul_1st_century_BC.svg. 59 BC Consulship. New land bill - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Caesar’s Consulship and Gallic War
59 BC Consulship
• GJC and M. Calpurnius Bibulus• Land bill• Cato• Marginalizing Bibulus• Gallia Cisalpina and Illyricum
Gallia Cisalpina
Illyricum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Blank_map_of_Gaul_1st_century_BC.svg
59 BC Consulship
• New land bill• Pompey marries Julia• Gallia Transalpina• Crassus?• Public opinion• The senate’s deal
Gallia Transalpina
Gallia Cisalpina
Illyricum
58 BC In Rome
• Cicero exiled thanks to Clodius• Cato sent to Cyprus• Pompey powerful• Mob rule• Cicero recalled
58 BC in Gaul
• Helvetii on the march• Through Transalpina/Province?• Through Sequani and Aedui?• Bridge over Saone
Gallia Transalpina
Gallia Cisalpina
Illyricum
SequaniAedui HelvetiiSaone River
Rhon
e Ri
ver
58 BC in Gaul
• Helvetii retreat to Bibracte• Caesar follows• Lingones• Helvetii go back
Gallia Transalpina
Gallia Cisalpina
Illyricum
SequaniAedui HelvetiiSaone RiverLingones
Bibracte
Rhon
e Ri
ver
58 BC in Gaul
• Fear of Ariovistus (of the Suebi)• Incursions and Germans
Gallia Transalpina
Gallia Cisalpina
Illyricum
SequaniAedui HelvetiiSaone River
Rhon
e Ri
ver
Germani
Rhine River
Suebi
57 BC in Gaul
• Belgae uprising• Nervii obstinant• Atuatuci
Gallia Transalpina
Gallia Cisalpina
Illyricum
SequaniAedui HelvetiiSaone River
Rhon
e Ri
ver
Germani
Rhine River
SuebiNervii
57/56 in Rome
• 15 day supplicatio • Grain shortage• Clodius (56 aedile) and Pompey• Pompey unpopular and impotent• Luca and renewed agreement• Cicero ensures Caesar’s new legions and
extended provincial command
56 BC in Gaul
• Veneti uprising• Example for the rest of Gaul• Aquitani
Gallia Transalpina
Gallia Cisalpina
Illyricum
SequaniAedui HelvetiiSaone River
Rhon
e Ri
ver
Germani
Rhine River
SuebiNervii
Veneti
Aquitani
55 BC in Rome
• New level of unpopularity for triumvirate• Senate impotent and violence rules• Cato and Domitius• Law to levy more troops
55 BC in Gaul
• Usipites and Tencteri• Crossing the Rhine• Britain
Gallia Transalpina
Gallia Cisalpina
Illyricum
SequaniAedui HelvetiiSaone River
Rhon
e Ri
ver
Germani
Rhine River
SuebiNervii
Veneti
Aquitani
Usipites
Tencteri
55-53 BC in Rome
• Senate questions Caesar’s tactics• 20 day supplicatio• Political machine completely broken• 53 elections postponed• Pompey needed but not trusted• Julia dies in 54
54/53 BC in Gaul
• Invasion of Britain (again)• 54 Widespread and effective Gallic uprisings• 53 Caesar attacks Nervii, Senones, Carnutes• Ambiorix with Menapii and Treveri• Suebi and Eburones
• Crassus killed in Parthia
Gallia Transalpina
Gallia Cisalpina
Illyricum
SequaniAedui HelvetiiSaone River
Rhon
e Ri
ver
Germani
Rhine River
SuebiNervii
Veneti
Aquitani
Menapii
SenonesCarnutes
Treveri
Eburones
52 BC in Rome
• Milo and Clodius• Pompey and Senatus Consultum Ultimum
52 BC in Gaul
• Vercingetorix from Averni• Senones, Prisii, Pictones, Cadurci, Turoni,
Aulerci, Lemovices and Andes, Bituriges, Ruteni, Nitiobroges, Gabali, and all from Atlantic coast
Gallia Transalpina
Gallia Cisalpina
Illyricum
SequaniAedui HelvetiiSaone River
Rhon
e Ri
ver
Germani
Rhine River
SuebiNervii
Veneti
Aquitani
Menapii
SenonesCarnutes
Treveri
Eburones
Pictones
Parisii
Cadurci
Turoni
Aulerci
Lemovices
Andes
Bituriges
Nitiobroges
Ruteni
Gabali
52 BC in Gaul• Caesar secures Transalpina• Averni• Boii• Noviodunum• Avaricum• Gergovia• Bibracte pact• Jura• Alesia
Gallia Transalpina
Gallia Cisalpina
Illyricum
SequaniAedui HelvetiiSaone River
Rhon
e Ri
ver
Germani
Rhine River
SuebiNervii
Veneti
AquitaniAverni
Gergovia Bibracte
Alesia
Jura Mts.
Avaricum
Noviodunum
Boii
52 BC Alesia
Alesia
http://blackwidowhuntingmadefun.blogspot.com/2009/12/battle-of-alesia.html
http://backtothebattle.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/back-to-the-battle-of-alesia-2/
52 BC in Rome
• 20 day supplicatio• Tribunes pass in absentia law• Pompey and senate invalidate it
52-50 BC in Gaul
• Brutal winter in 52/51• Uxellodunum• Generosity• Aquitania• 50 peaceful
51 BC in Rome
• The man from Novum Comum• Sulpicius Rufus• Senate as factious as ever• Curio the tribune• Paullus the consul
50 BC in Rome
• Curio’s compromise• Marc Antony
49 BC
• Caesar’s compromises• Senatus Consultum Ultimum• Rubicon