His conquest of Gaul has immortalized his glory. In less than ten years, he seized over<hr>
eight hundred cities by siege or assault, and vanquished three hundred different nations. Against<hr>
encounters in set combat with more than thirty thousand armed men, he killed over one million<hr>
and took as many prisoners. Caesar, how a treacherous ingrate caused you to lose your life!<hr>
        But I haven't yet spoken of his final victory. That famous battle he waged on the banks of the Rhine against Ariovistus, where over eighty thousand men perished, demonstrates that victors never tire. Besides, Caesar didn't always achieve his victories with ease. He sometimes saw victory leaning in favour of his enemies, he was ready to announce defeat, but his strength always caused them to switch sides. The story of the Nervians is a striking example: all the Romans were nearly defeated, and it was close for the enemies to assume control of the battlefield, when Caesar, alone amongst the opponents, raised his sword and shield on his left arm and hastened to dominate those preparing to conquer his own. Subsequently, he was the first one to cross the Rhine and to sail the Atlantic Ocean with an army. He conquered England, whose existence was previously unknown, and he carried the arms and glory of Rome into lands never trodden by the Romans. The celebrated capture of Alesia is not one of Caesar's minor deeds: he confronted an army of three hundred thousand men to break the siege. But with as much prudence as courage, he divided his troops and acted with such skill that the remaining Romans outside Alesia were unaware of the powerful reinforcement coming to their aid. The Gauls were ignorant they were fighting against formidable enemies until Caesar defeated them and Vercingetorix surrendered to this general. After this, I have no doubt that history will one day proclaim that he usurped all the other heroes.<hr>
Yes, Lepidus, anyone wishing to compare his qualities to the most heroic figures will find that he surpassed them. The Fabii, Scipiones, Metelii, and even those of his time, such as Sulla, Marius, the two Lucullus, and Pompey, are inferior to him in many ways. He surpasses Sulla in terms of the difficulty of the territories he has conquered; Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus in terms of the range of nations he brought under Roman dominion and the pride of the peoples he had to confront, conquer, and educate simultaneously; Marius in terms of the number of enemies he defeated; Pompey in his gentleness, clemency, and humanity towards those he had conquered; and Lucius Licinius Lucullus in terms of his magnificence and generosity towards those who fought under his command. Collectively, he surpasses them all in the number of battles he won, the number of enemies from whom he triumphed, and the number of human virtues he practiced. Behold, Lepidus, these are the victories the Romans cannot deny Caesar. They owe him all the blood he shed in numerous battles he partook in. He fought for them, risked his life for them, triumphed for them, acquired so many territories for them.<hr>
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