Show 60 The Celtic Holocaust

“Livy is, of course, the most famous, most romantic, and goes into the most detail about this interesting battle where, you know, I love ancient battles, and you try to recreate what happened.”

“The speaker mentions reading a fantastic book on early Rome called War and Society in Early Rome by Jeremy Armstrong, which discusses the impact of the sacking of Rome.”

“Rigsby points out that Caesar's argument in his book is that we have to get the Gauls now before they do precisely that.”

“The excerpt compares Caesar's narrative style to that of Winston Churchill's series on the Second World War, highlighting the personal perspective in historical writing.”

“Historian Michael Sage discusses the accuracy of the figures in Caesar's account of the Helvetians, emphasizing the challenges in assessing historical numbers.”

“The excerpt discusses Caesar's military strategies and motivations as described in his own writings, particularly in 'Commentarii de Bello Gallico'.”

“Mentioned as a Roman writer who came after Caesar, providing insights into Caesar's character and motivations.”

“Cassius Dio is referenced for his gritty view of Caesar and his motivations, contrasting with Caesar's own accounts.”

“Tom Holland, as an author, he's great at building this sense of suspense. And he portrays the Gauls at this point in his book Rubicon as sort of waking up together to the fact that they're in the process of being conquered.”

“The speaker enjoyed Riggsby's analysis of Caesar's complex strategies and the motivations behind the Gallic rebellions, highlighting the lack of consensus among historians.”

“The excerpt discusses Caesar's political troubles in Rome and his military campaigns in Gaul, referencing a translation of his writings.”

“The mention of cities taken by Caesar sounding like names out of the Lord of the Rings.”

“John Haywood's theory suggests that decentralization would have kept the Celts safer longer.”

“Caesar's writings portray the Gauls imitating the Romans and becoming more dangerous.”

“John Worry wrote a great book on ancient warfare, and he described the defenses, which is a weird word, right? is their defenses in one sense, but they're also the fortifications besieging the other army and another.”

“Caesar points out that Verkan Gettich and his army up on the hill for it are cut off from any news and information. They have this due date in their heads when they think the relieving army is going to show up, but the army doesn't.”

“Historian Paul Gavagon in his book, The Cutting Edge, had a statement that I thought was so deep. It just, it makes you question the entire paradigm when you think about admiring the resistance.”