Chapter
The Celts' Downfall: Softened by Wine and Roman Luxuries
1:20:00 - 1:26:35 (06:35)
Julius Caesar's account of the problems faced by the Celts living in Gaul attributes their downfall to the infusion of Roman and Greek culture and luxuries. Wine, in particular, is identified by Caesar as the leading softening agent.
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A story from Roman history about a desperate druid seeking help from Rome to settle a conflict between his Celtic tribe and the Germans who brought in to help had no plans of leaving, but whose true account may be deliberately distorted by Julius Caesar to justify his conquest of Gaul.
1:20:00 - 1:22:24 (02:23)
Summary
A story from Roman history about a desperate druid seeking help from Rome to settle a conflict between his Celtic tribe and the Germans who brought in to help had no plans of leaving, but whose true account may be deliberately distorted by Julius Caesar to justify his conquest of Gaul.
ChapterThe Celts' Downfall: Softened by Wine and Roman Luxuries
EpisodeShow 60 - The Celtic Holocaust
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
Caesar and other earlier historians believed that the reason the Celts were having problems in Gaul was due to the infusion of Roman and Mediterranean cultures, which made the warriors soft, aided by the copious amounts of wine they consumed.
1:22:24 - 1:26:35 (04:11)
Summary
Caesar and other earlier historians believed that the reason the Celts were having problems in Gaul was due to the infusion of Roman and Mediterranean cultures, which made the warriors soft, aided by the copious amounts of wine they consumed.