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Title: The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : F.R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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st preserve his army and crush his enemy, or all would belost. Turning his eyes away from Rome, he began with the utmost vigor tocollect his scattered legions, and then led them through the mountains of Au-vergne, where the snow was six feet deep, and rushed like a cyclone among theArverni, who, terrified at his unexpected appearance, sent in all haste to theirchief Vercingetorix to come to their help. This was what Caesar desired, for it would bring the formidable leader be-fore him, and the ability of the two commanders would be pitted against eachother. Once Caesar himself was defeated, but with surpassing skill he outgen-eralled his adversary and finally shut him up in Alesia (Alise in Burgundy),where, despite the harassmerits of 300,000 infantry, who tried in vain to breakthrough the Roman lines, Vercingetorix was compelled to capitulate. Many of the tribes then submitted, and Caesar wisely determined to winteramong the vanquished. Again the Senate voted him a great thanksgiving.
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Rome—Defeat of Crassus 369 The following year (b.c. 51) he completed the conquest of the tribes whichstill held out. In addition, he reduced the whole of Aquitania, and passed thewinter of his eighth campaign at Nemetocenna in Belgium. He treated theGallic princes with generosity and kindness, and won the good-will of the com-mon people by sparing them the imposition of further taxes. As for his sol-diers, they would have gladly marched to the ends of the earth under the lead-ership of their idolized commander. Leaving out all consideration of the wonderful brilliancy of Cnesars cam-paigns in Gaul, during the nine years he was there, it cannot be doubted thathis influence in the capital was much greater than if he had remained in thecity. He was able to keep out of many petty disputes, which would have in-jured him, and was free to plan the measures looking to his great final triumph.He had loyal adherents, who were eager to do his will, and, as has been shown,he kept in close touch

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