But Hannibal failed to vanquish Rome and was later defeated. The Roman conquest of Cisalpine Gaul continued after Roman forces defeated Hannibal’s brother Hasdrubal at the Metaurus River in 207.

How often do you think about the Roman Empire? If social media is anything ... but it was only thanks to an uprising in Gaul (modern-day France), that they decided to turn back - to go and fight ...

Conquering HeroA bust from the National Archaeological Museum in Naples depicts Julius Caesar, whose popularity skyrocketed after his conquest of Gaul ... to the law of the Roman Republic ...