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Every Roman Ever

The Roman world

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Story map of the seas and lands around ancient Rome, with no words on the pictureRomeCarthageGaulEgyptBritainGreeceHispaniaGermaniaPompeiiAlexandriaJudeaConstantinoplePalmyraNorth AfricaDaciaSicilyActiumRavennaItalyCannaeAsia MinorSyria
RomeCarthageGaulEgyptBritainGreeceHispaniaGermaniaPompeiiAlexandriaJudeaConstantinoplePalmyraNorth AfricaDaciaSicilyActiumRavennaItalyCannaeAsia MinorSyria

Gaul

Gaul was a land of many tribes. Most of it is today’s France, plus nearby country.

More to know

Julius Caesar wrote a book about his wars there. He wanted it to make him look brave. We should read it with care. Gaul later became a Roman land with towns, roads, and Latin.

What happened here

  • 58–50 BC

    Caesar’s Gallic War

    Caesar’s army fought across Gaul. Many people suffered. Vercingetorix led a last big stand.

  • 52 BC

    Alesia

    Caesar trapped Vercingetorix at a hill town. The Gallic army lost. Some details of the siege come mainly from Caesar himself.

    We are not sure of every detail.

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