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Explanation: One of the early excuses for the Roman general Julius Caesar’s conquest of Gaul was that several Gallic tribes requested his help in expelling a Germanic invader by the name of Ariovistus. Caesar would expel Ariovistus, and then go on to ’overstay’ his welcome amongst the Gallic tribes, putting Gaul under effective Roman domination.
… for bonus points, Ariovistus was, himself, invited in by Gallic tribes who needed help against their enemies, and then overstayed his welcome in subduing the locals to effective Germanic vassalage.
One thinks that Gallic politics might’ve been a bit self-defeating…
Ex NummisAs much as the Romans were known for infighting, they had nothing on the tribals they fought; gauls, picts, germans, goths… they were (luckily for Rome) rarely a monolithic threat, not like for example the Persian empires on their eastern borders.
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Explanation: One of the early excuses for the Roman general Julius Caesar’s conquest of Gaul was that several Gallic tribes requested his help in expelling a Germanic invader by the name of Ariovistus. Caesar would expel Ariovistus, and then go on to ’overstay’ his welcome amongst the Gallic tribes, putting Gaul under effective Roman domination.
… for bonus points, Ariovistus was, himself, invited in by Gallic tribes who needed help against their enemies, and then overstayed his welcome in subduing the locals to effective Germanic vassalage.
One thinks that Gallic politics might’ve been a bit self-defeating…