Caesar, Gallic War, Book 5, Part II, Book 6, and Book 7

It highlights their ability to adapt to changing circumstances quickly.

It implies that they are hesitant or timid in making decisions.

It suggests they possess deeper insight rather than just caution in planning.

It indicates that they focus solely on short-term gains instead of long-term benefits.

Gaul

Italy

Germany

Spain

Nominativus

Genitivus

Ablativus

Accusativus

By portraying Gaulish leadership as corrupt, discrediting their ability to self-govern in the long term.

By emphasizing their disunity and tribal conflicts implying that only Roman rule can bring order.

By depicting Gaulish society as peaceful and just, demonstrating Romans' disruption through conquest.

By highlighting equality among Gaulish classes, arguing that such an egalitarian system is unsustainable.

Synecdoche

Metonymy

Tricolon

Anaphora

The events of the Gallic Wars.

The history of Rome.

Naval battles against pirates.

His political career in Rome.

To create a sense of foreign mystique and peculiarity, which makes Gaulish culture appear superstitious and backward.

To imply that Roman ceremonies were inferior and in need of updating by borrowing from Gaulish traditions.

To suggest that Gaulish religious beliefs were at the heart of factional strife, thus warranting Roman intervention.

To demonstrate comprehensive understanding of Gaulish belief systems, encouraging sympathy and adoption among Romans.

The tradition of electing leaders annually causes continuous power shifts creating factionalism.

The emphasis on individual heroics fosters jealousy undermining collective war efforts.

The reliance on cavalry forces denotes tactical disagreements leading to discord among allies.

The rivalry between competing factions highlights political instability used by Rome as an opportunity for control.

To show admiration for the complexity of Gallic society.

To provide an unbiased anthropological account of the Gauls.

To demonstrate Rome’s cultural superiority over the Gauls.

To argue for the adoption of similar practices in Roman culture.

School

Citizenry or state

Tribe

Character