people
the Gauls
also: Galli, gens Gallica, the Gallic nation
The Celtic peoples of Gaul, proverbially warlike to Romans; the conspirators counted on Gallic readiness for war.
Reading notes
- The Conspiracy of Catiline §40 the Gallic nation
The Gauls, proverbially warlike in Roman eyes; the conspirators counted on their readiness for war.
- The Jugurthine War §114 Gauls
The northern invaders (in fact the Cimbri and Teutones), whom Romans dreaded above all enemies as a threat to survival rather than to glory; their menace made Marius indispensable.