Julius Caesar was appointed by the
Roman senate as governor of southern Gaul in
59 BC. He immediately began a series of
campaigns to conquer the Gallic heartlands, and
finally completed his task in 50 BC. Although his
commentary on the Gallic Wars was primarily
an account of the military campaigns them -
selves, he was interested in Gaulish culture as
well and, in Book VI, he recorded detailed
observations on the customs and religious practiceshe encountered. Caesar's account of the Druids is the fullest and
most informative we have :
