Julius Caesar wrote about leading two Roman invasions of Britain, in 55 B.C. and 54 B.C., in his Commentaries on the Gallic War, which can still be read today. To the Romans of the first century B ...

Despite two unsuccessful attempts at invading Britain, in 55BC and again in 54BC, Caesar returned to Italy a hero, having crushed Gallic forces across Europe in the Gallic wars. After defeating ...

In 55 BC, after sending scouts along the Kentish coast, Caesar launched an invasion of the island as part of his Gallic Wars campaign ... Caesar’s invasion of Britain and how it entered the ...

What we do have, however, is important, the fourteen “books” of war commentaries; eight of The Gallic War (one not by him), three ... such as Caesar’s operations in Britain or the siege of Dyrrachium.

The conflict known as the Gallic Wars was a military struggle fought between the Roman proconsul Julius Caesar and the Gallic tribes between 58 and 51 BC. These were not a handful of barbarians; on ...