Some call Caesar the best military general and tactician of all time also known as an engineering mastermind. Julius Caesar was one of the greatest military commanders and tacticians in the history of Rome. His bravery and cleverness in battle was renowned throughout the empire. He won great victories for the emperor against impossible odds and earned unparalleled glory across the empire. But their was one battle in his lifetime he did lose.

The Arverni are one of 60 people Gauls of Gaul independent.In 53 BC the Gallic tribes rebelled against the center with the Romans headed by a young fearless leader "Vercingetorix" taking refuge in the oppidum Arverne and stands up to Julius Caesar, inflicting his only defeat before the final victory Alesia.
After the conquest of Gaul, Caesar granted the city status Arverni free.

When the Roman Empire collapsed, the Franks emerged in 476 AD, as the dominant force in Western Europe.

The Battle of Lugdunum also known as the Battle of Lyon was fought on the site of present day Lyon in France between two Roman armies in February 197. it was a battle between the Roman Emperor Septimus Severus and Clodius Albinus, the eventual victory by severus established him as the undisputed sole emperor of the Roman Empire.

From: More Prisoners of Eternity.

A fun reassessment of the Roman Empire’s contribution to the modern world. Were they that great or was it all just propaganda?

Imagine yourself being born in the ancient days and seeing yourself as the bride or the bridegroom.