Pyrenaei | | An arrogant German chief whom Caesar defeated and drove from Gaul back into Germany. |
Cicero | | A narrow province that bordered Cisalpine Gaul at the head of the Adriatic Sea; modern Yugoslavia and Albania. |
Sequana | | An influential and ambitious anti-Roman Aeduan who continually opposed Caesar. He was finally killed in an attempt to escape from Caesar's camp. |
GalliaTransalpina | | Spear |
TitusLabienus | | The modern Garonne, a river of southwestern France. |
lorica | | Chief of the Arvernians. He united all the Gauls against Caesar in the last campaign of the Gallic War. He was finally defeated and captured at Alesia. He is regarded as the first national hero of France. |
Aquitania | | Sword |
Genava | | The modern Aisne, a river in the southern part of Belgic Gaul. |
Gallia | | The breastplate of the standard Roman soldier |
Ambiorix | | It is also called Provincia. It is now known as Provence, a region of southeastern France. |
pilum | | A chief of the Eburones. He started a revolt and led the ambush of the troops of Sabinus and Cotta. He succeeded in escaping Caesar. |
Liger | | Ancient Spain, which included modern Spain and Portugal. |
Arar | | An Aeduan noble, loyal to Caesar at first. He later joined Vercingetorix as one of the leaders of the Gallic army that went to relieve the seige of Alesia. |
Garumna | | Shield |
Ariovistus | | The Pyrenees, separating Gaul from Spain. |
Diviciacus | | The homeland of the Helvetii, divided into four cantons; modern Switzerland. |
Dumnorix | | Assault ramp constructed in addition to a ditch to protect the camp. |
castra | | The modern Seine, the principal river of northern France. |
scutum | | Wealthiest if the Helvetian chiefs. He planned the migration into Western Gaul. He attempted to seize control of Helvetia and plotted with Casticus and Dumnorix to conquer all Gaul. |
Illyricum | | Half of a pair of rival centurions who acted heroically at the seige of Quintus' camp. He held the lesser rank. |
GalliaCisalpina | | Modern Paris; a city of the tribe named Parisii on an island in the Seine River. |
Commius | | The Rhone River, which flows through Lake Geneva and empties into the Mediterranean. |
Belgium | | A section of Gaul, extending north from Italy proper to the Alps. |
manipulus | | A unit of military organization made up of 2 centuries. |
Germania | | A general term comprising modern France and parts of Switerland, Belgium, and Holland; all the territory between the Pyrenees Mountains and the Rhine River. |
Matrona | | A prominent pro-Roman Aeduan. Unlike his brother, Dumnorix, he was loyal to Caesar. |
LuciusVorenus | | A unit of military organization made up of 10 cohorts. |
Rhenus | | The javelin, a common weapon for soldiers |
TitusPullo | | Camp |
Alpes | | The modern Saone River, a tributary of the Rhone. |
agger | | Land of the Belgae, another of the three main divisions of Gaul. It was located in the northern part of Gaul. |
Britannia | | The Jura, a range of mountains extending from the Rhine to the Rhone. |
Helvetia | | A chief of the Sequanians. He joined with Orgetorix and Dumnorix in the conspiracy ro gain control of Gaul. |
fossa | | Geneva, located on Lake Geneva in Switzerland. |
Lemannus | | The Alps, separating Cisalpine Gaul from Transalpine Gaul and Germany. |
Vercingetorix | | Leader of the Britons. He finally surrendered to Caesar. |
Rhodanus | | (Quintus Tullius) Brother of the famous orator. One of Caesar's best lieutenants, Quintus won renown by resisting a siege of his winter quarters by the rebellious Gauls. |
Cassivellaunus | | Lake Geneva in Switzerland. |
Axona | | The modern Marne River, a tributary of the Seine. |
Orgetorix | | The island of Britain, described by Caesar as "triangular in shape." |
Casticus | | The Rhine River, separating Gaul and Germany. |
gladius | | King of the Atrebates, a Belgian tribe friendly to Caesar. He was sent by Caesar as an envoy to Britain in 55 BC, where he was thrown into chains, but later released. |
Iura | | The modern Loire, the largest rive in Gaul. |
Hispania | | Half of a pair of rival centurions who acted heroically at the seige of Quintus' camp. He held the higher rank. |
hasta | | The southwestern part of Gaul, separated from Spain by the Pyrenees Mountains. It was one of the three main divisions of Gaul. |
cohors | | Chief city of the Mandubii, a Gallic tribe. It is here that Vercingetorix, uniting all the Gauls against Caesar, made his last stand. |
Alesia | | A country of indefinite extent, east of the Rhine River. |
hiberna | | A unit of military organization made up of 3 maniples. |
legio | | The primary unit of manpower in the legion. Originally consisting of 100 men. |
centuria | | Caesar's right-hand man and most trusted lieutenant in the Gallic War. During the Civil War, however, he fought against Caesar and was killed at Munda. |
Eporedorix | | Winter quarters |
Lutetia | | Ditch constructed in addition to an assault ramp to protect the camp. |