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Title: Outlines of the world's history, ancient, mediæval, and modern, with special relation to the history of civilization and the progress of mankind ..
Year: 1870 (1870s)
Authors: Swinton, William, 1833-1892
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York, Cincinnati (etc.) American Book Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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t the senatorial party in every way, and wield allpower themselves. 103. The formation of the triumvirate was followed byElevation of th^ election of Caesar to the consulship (59 b. c.) ;Caesar. ^^^ when his year of office expired he ob-tained for himself the government of Gaul for five years,and then for another five. This was probably the great ob-ject of Caesars desires. No doubt he was already broodingover the design of making himself master of Rome ; and forthis purpose he would need an army. 104. During the years 58-50 b. c. Caesar made eightHis Gallic Campaigns in Gaul, forming the remarkablecampaigns. series of Operations which he afterwards de-scribed with such pointed style in his Commentaries. The prominent points in these campaigns are : He arrests the emi-gration of the Helvetii; expels the Germans under Ariovistus (58 B. c.);completes the conquest of Gaul by subduing the Belgae (57 B. c), andthe Aquitani (56 B. c); invades Britain twice (in 55 and 54 B. c); CIVIL STRIFE.
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168 HISTORY OF ROME. penetrates into Germany; overthrows the Gauls, who revolt repeatedly;conquers Vercingetorix, and entirely subdues the country (53-51 B. c). 105. The result of his eight years campaigning was that.Position of ii^ the spring of 50 b. c, Caesar was able toCaesar. tdk& up his residence in Cisalpine Gaul, leav-ing the 300 tribes beyond the Alps, which he had conqueredby such bloody means, not only pacified, but even attachedto himself personally. His army, which included manyGauls and Germans, was so devoted to him that it wouldhave marched to the end of the world in his service. 106. Let us now inquire as to the other two membersPompey and of the triumviratc. During Caesars absence,Crassus. Pompey and Crassus were elected consuls forthe year 55 B. c.; and when their own year of office had ex-pired both obtained important commands : Pompey receivedthe government of Spain, as proconsul, for five years, andCrassus a similar appointment over the East. Soon afterthis,

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