Iron and the Debt: Rome, Gaul, and the Revolt of Sacrovir

In AD 21, two Roman citizens with Gallic names led the most serious provincial rebellion that Gaul had seen since Julius Caesar's conquest. Julius Sacrovir of the Aedui and Julius Florus of the Treveri were not unconquered tribesmen resisting a foreign civilization. They were men formed by Roman schools, bound by Roman law, carrying the Roman name their ancestors had earned through loyal service t...