Gallic Wars 6: Manhunt
Caesar fights through enemy tribes and orders a Purge in his manhunt for Ambiorix, in part 6 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:
- The hunt for the crafty Ambiorix and his renegade tribe
- The exploits of Titus Labienus and of Publius Sextius Baculus
- Hints of Civil War…
- (and Druids and ancient cows)
Thanks to Ancient Language Institute and long time CoG fan Dr. Richard Johnson for sponsoring this episode!
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