Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Caesar's Gallic Wars

"All of Gaul is divided into three parts."
                                     - Julius Caesar 

Enemies loomed; all Gaul was divided,
Massing his army, Caesar decided
The time had come to fight; soon Gaul would be
A new province of Rome, from sea to sea.

His legions marched; they fought their foes, and won.
The vanquished swore their fealty; war was done,
And at its end, the Romans gained it all;
Laurels went to Caesar; defeat, to Gaul.

2 comments:

  1. Dimly recall learning about this in high school Latin class. It was not nearly as much fun as refreshing my memory through your poem.

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  2. From "Cheaper by the Dozen": "He has enough gall to divide into three parts."

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