

      3.


                              Caesar as a:



    G  E  N  E  R  A  L     F  O  R     T  H  E     L  E G  I  O  N  S



        The troops that Caesar was about to lead into Gaul were the finest
in the world. They were highly trained, well disciplined soilders whose
professionalism was actually the work of Marius.



        To the soldiers in these wars this was there life the way they made
money to support their family, but they had a chance to take which is death.



        Caesar's men must have waited anxiously for their new commander to
arrive. Rumors if his political adventures doubtless sped on ahead of him.
But the real power of Caesar's army was the centurions, who were trained
and disciplined the troops and led them into action.






