Yes, Caesar definitely wanted the Gallic Wars to begin. Out of all things, a great military conquest would boost his popularity among the Romans immensely. This would show all the citizens his worthiness, he would have gained new territory, and he would bring back the spoils of war. He knew that this could be his chance to become great, and would help in his quest to rule Rome. If the approval of the majority of the Romans was not important to him, he would not have written the Commentarii de Bello Gallico, which was written to send back to the Romans, to keep them updated on his exploits. Caesar was all for the Gallic Wars.Picture of Vercingetorix is shown.
Statue Vercingetorix Alesia. Digital image. Wikimedia Commons. Web. 3 June 2010. <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Statue_Vercingetorix_Alesia.jpg>.
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