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The contributions gathered here combine syntheses and case studies, crossing the study of texts with archeology and numismatics, to offer a rich overview of recent developments in research on the Gallic Wars. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review * The contributions gathered here combine syntheses and case studies, crossing the study of texts with archeology and numismatics, to offer a rich overview of recent developments in research on the Gallic Wars. But beyond the mere study of this conflict, the variety of subjects may arouse the interest of researchers working both on Roman military history and on Western European societies at the end of the Iron Age. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review * But how much do you know about [Caesar's] campaigns in Gaul, his main battleground and the focus of his books? [...] This substantial book is here to help. It collects papers by archaeologists and historians from Britain, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands and the us, all in English, presented at a conference in Leicester in 2017. Together they bring up-todate perspectives on history and excavations. * British Archaeology *

The contributions gathered here combine syntheses and case studies, crossing the study of texts with archeology and numismatics, to offer a rich overview of recent developments in research on the Gallic Wars. But beyond the mere study of this conflict, the variety of subjects may arouse the interest of researchers working both on Roman military history and on Western European societies at the end of the Iron Age. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review * But how much do you know about [Caesar's] campaigns in Gaul, his main battleground and the focus of his books? [...] This substantial book is here to help. It collects papers by archaeologists and historians from Britain, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands and the us, all in English, presented at a conference in Leicester in 2017. Together they bring up-todate perspectives on history and excavations. * British Archaeology *

But how much do you know about [Caesar's] campaigns in Gaul, his main battleground and the focus of his books? [...] This substantial book is here to help. It collects papers by archaeologists and historians from Britain, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands and the us, all in English, presented at a conference in Leicester in 2017. Together they bring up-todate perspectives on history and excavations. * British Archaeology *

The conference proceedings impress with carefully researched and extremely important studies that provide insight into new excavations and investigations, and skilfully combine them with older research. * Bonner Jahrbucher * ...an essential contribution to the dissemination of knowledge outside the circle of specialists, will undoubtedly become a reference work, by the timeliness and quality of the information provided, by its remarkable iconography (photos, diagrams, maps) perfectly coordinated with the text, and by the wealth of bibliographies that follow each chapter. * Ancient West & East * But how much do you know about [Caesar's] campaigns in Gaul, his main battleground and the focus of his books? [...] This substantial book is here to help. It collects papers by archaeologists and historians from Britain, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands and the us, all in English, presented at a conference in Leicester in 2017. Together they bring up-todate perspectives on history and excavations. * British Archaeology * The contributions gathered here combine syntheses and case studies, crossing the study of texts with archeology and numismatics, to offer a rich overview of recent developments in research on the Gallic Wars. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review * Several important and timely theoretical considerations weave through the chapters, from reflections on the price of Roman imperialism paid by local communities and the global impact of Rome's politics, to the challenges of discussing ethnicity and identity in the absence of the written record. * Britannia *

...an essential contribution to the dissemination of knowledge outside the circle of specialists, will undoubtedly become a reference work, by the timeliness and quality of the information provided, by its remarkable iconography (photos, diagrams, maps) perfectly coordinated with the text, and by the wealth of bibliographies that follow each chapter. * Ancient West & East * Several important and timely theoretical considerations weave through the chapters, from reflections on the price of Roman imperialism paid by local communities and the global impact of Rome's politics, to the challenges of discussing ethnicity and identity in the absence of the written record. * Britannia * The conference proceedings impress with carefully researched and extremely important studies that provide insight into new excavations and investigations, and skilfully combine them with older research. * Bonner Jahrbucher * But how much do you know about [Caesar's] campaigns in Gaul, his main battleground and the focus of his books? [...] This substantial book is here to help. It collects papers by archaeologists and historians from Britain, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands and the us, all in English, presented at a conference in Leicester in 2017. Together they bring up-todate perspectives on history and excavations. * British Archaeology * The contributions gathered here combine syntheses and case studies, crossing the study of texts with archeology and numismatics, to offer a rich overview of recent developments in research on the Gallic Wars. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *

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Andrew Fitzpatrick is Research Associate at the University of Leicester. He has published widely on European later prehistory with a focus on the Iron Age and edited numerous excavation reports, including a number of monographs. Professor of Archaeology, Univ of Leicester.

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