Caesar portrayed his invasion of Gaul as being a defensive pre-emptive action most historians agree that the wars were fought primarily to boost Caesar's political career and to pay off his massive debts. Even so Gaul was extremely important to Rome as they had been attacked many times by the Gauls. Conquering Gaul allowed Rome to secure the natural border of the river Rhine
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