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A storm rages across the Channel, mirroring the chaos brewing in Britannia. Caesar, Rome’s golden boy, returns with a vengeance, his legions thirsting for conquest. But this time, the Britons are ready. A cunning warrior king unites the tribes, whispering promises of freedom in the face of Roman might. Alliances shift like desert sands, betrayals bloom like poisonous flowers, and victory hangs precariously in the balance. Will Caesar forge an empire, or become the next chapter in Britannia’s bloody legend? Dive into the epic saga, where history hangs by a thread, and the answer to Britannia’s fate lies just beyond the horizon…
Ah. I assumed I have been mispronouncing it all this time. Actually mentally mispronouncing it since I doubt I have ever actually said Vercingetorix out loud.
Vercingetorix is a great name and should be insinuated into the conversation wherever possible. May I suggest the following vehicle: there’s a great statue of Vercingetorix on horseback by Bertholdi, who designed the Starue of Liberty. All four of the horse’s legs are in the air as it vaults over his fallen foe – a passionate momument to an inspiring leader!
Isn’t it so weird how even if you see each side as violent, base people who live off of war, you always find yourself rooting for one side or another? When I studied Roman history, I always found myself looking forward to the day when Rome got to its largest extent. Yet, if I had been around during those times with the same beliefs I have now, I certainly would’ve denounced Rome as an evil nation of conquerors taking land and freedom from millions, destroying cultures, or else, oppressing them. Sounds like the modern view on the Spanish English and American’s attacks on the Native Americans. But here we are, excited for the slaughter of Celts and Gallics and all kinds of other peoples. Just a speculation on a little double standard there.
I’m not sure Caesar was stabbed in the Senate. I thought it was in a different building, although also one in which government business was carried out. (I often get mixed up about Caesar’s death because of Shakesearian and other fictional overlays). There is a great book on Caesar’s assassination by Barry Strauss, but I’m away from home and can’t check right now.