The Creative Background of Gaul war stories

The Gaul War began in 58 BC. Because Helvetti's massive migration and immigration threatened Rome's interests in Gaul, Caesar quickly joined the army and started his first battle in Gaul, which was successful. After the victory of World War I, many Gaul tribes surrendered to Caesar, and they invited Caesar to attend the Pan-Gaul Conference. At the meeting, Caesar learned that the Germanic king Ariovistus had invaded the territory of Ai Du (Rome's ally in Gaul), so in this year, Caesar fought with Ariovistus and drove him back to the east bank of the Rhine (Rhcnus), thus establishing Rome's hegemonic position in the middle of Gaul. In 57-56 BC, Caesar sent troops to suppress the rebellion of the Belgian people, and sent troops to conquer the Venetians and their coastal allies, and conquered the whole northern Gaul and coastal areas. During this period, he also sent his lieutenant Lapenzus to conquer Aquitania. By the end of 56 BC, Caesar had basically controlled the whole Gaul region. Since then, he has fought some battles in the periphery. First, he drove away the Germans Vsipctes and Tencteri who were threatened by the Suweipi and crossed the Rhine. Later, he invaded Britannia twice and crossed the Rhine twice. In 52 BC, the Gaul uprising led by Vichin and Rix broke out, but it ended in failure in the final battle of Alicia. After suppressing the Gaul uprising, Caesar basically consolidated Rome's dominant position in Gaul. In the following year, Caesar suppressed small-scale rebellions everywhere. By 5 1 year BC, the Gaul War ended with Caesar's complete conquest of the whole Gaul.

Creative process

Up to now, there is no exact statement about the writing time of the Battle of Gaul. Scholars speculate that Caesar started writing in the winter of 5 1 BC, which is based on Caesar's political environment. At this time, Caesar needs to defend his war in Gaul and expand his military strength through writing. Therefore, the speculation about the writing time of the Battle of Gaul is actually based on the speculation that this book is for political propaganda and self-defense. The writing motive of using this hypothesis is to prove the hypothetical writing date, and in turn, to prove the hypothetical writing motive with the hypothetical writing date. Therefore, although this hypothesis is reasonable, there is no exact material to prove it. Another view is that Caesar wrote a volume every year from 58 BC to 52 BC, because he reported his work to the Senate every year.

In 5 1 BC, Caesar faced a severe political situation, and his term in Gaul was coming to an end, which brought many uncertainties to his political future. At the same time, his political opponents will use his actions in Gaul to attack and frame him. According to the records of Suvetonius, during the "Triumphal Alliance", with the help of the influence of Pompeii and crassus, Caesar established several legions of his own, including the legions composed of Gauls, in addition to the legions assigned by the state. Caesar trained and equipped these soldiers in the Roman way and gave them Roman citizenship. Using these troops, he "never let go of any excuse of war, no matter how unjust and dangerous it is, and provoked quarrels with hostile barbarians and allies, so that once the Senate ordered the establishment of a special Committee to investigate the situation in Gaul provinces, and some even suggested that Caesar be handed over to the enemy. In order to gain sympathy and support in Rome, and to show his military achievements in Gaul, so as to enhance his prestige and attack Pompeii's faction, it is indeed necessary and beneficial for Caesar to write a book to explain his behavior and respond to the slander of hostile factions at home. Therefore, it is more convincing to think that he wrote the Battle of Gaul in 5 1 BC.

This book was published in 5 1 year BC. One of Caesar's assistant commanders, Hiltius, wrote the eighth volume of this book, describing the war until 50 BC.