The Helvetii turned back at Bibracte
58 BCE · Event
When a whole Alpine people — 368,000 men, women and children by Caesar's count — sets out to migrate across Gaul, Caesar makes their journey his casus belli, destroys them at Bibracte, and orders the survivors home. The pattern of eight years is set in the first: a pretext, a lightning campaign, and a commentary written by the victor.
On these timelines: Caesar's Conquest of Gaul, France, Roman History, Master
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