2. In 390, the Celts sacked Rome Many of the Celts stayed in Italy, settling from the Alps to southern Milan Much of Cisalpine Gaul came under Roman control after a campaign in 225 A few years later many Celts side with Hannibal, a Roman general Beyond the Alps, southern Gaul becomes a Roman province in 121. The rest of the Celts escaped the conquest of Rome until the arrival of Caesar Early Disputes
3. Caesar left Rome for eight years and during this time, he subdued the Celtic tribes in Gaul, making separate alliances with their many independent chieftains. He adventured beyond the natural boundaries of Gaul - the region framed by the Alps, the Rhine, the Atlantic and the Pyrenees. . Caesar’s Arrival in Gaul
4. Caesar made his first tentative excursion to Britain in August of 55 BC He landed on the coast of Kent, meeting considerable opposition from the cavalry and war chariots of the neighboring Celtic chieftains After staying long enough to demonstrate to the British the strength of a Roman legion, he returned in September to Gaul Caesar’s Conquest
5. During the winter, Caesar built 600 new ships He sailed again, in July of 54 BC, with five legions and 2000 cavalry Caesar captured the Celtic leader's primitive stronghold, and removed from it a large herd of cattle But by the time he sails away again, in September, little has been achieved - except that Cassivellaunus has agreed to a treaty and has promised an annual tribute The Celtic chieftains of Britain had almost exactly a century before they are again disturbed by the Romans Caesar’s Conquest
6. The Celts found a leader, Vercingetorix, a young chieftain of the Averni His early successes against the Romans were in the absence of Caesar, who had been wintering south of the Alps But Caesar’s arrival did not make quite the difference to which the Romans had hoped for Caesar was besieging the town of Gergovia when Vercingetorix attacks the Roman forces, killing 700 people This is Caesar's first defeat in all his years in Gaul Vercingetorix’s attack inspires many more tribes to come out in support of the rebel Celts Years later, in Alesia, the Romans and Celts battle and the Celts are defeated in the first battle Vercingetorix surrenders and is later hanged in Rome Vercingetorix
7. The Celts and Romans battled for many years Many people were forced to choose a side: Celts or Romans Eventually, the Celts were defeated by the Romans and their empire was forgotten in the history books because they were not victorious Celtic strongholds were destroyed by Romans and rebuilt Roman Conquest
