Put That City to the Sword: Julius Caesar Slaughters Avaricum, Feat. Neil Eckart – Roman History

When was the last time you put a city to the sword? It's not something we do much anymore today. But there was a day and age when it was quite normal to slaughter every last man, woman, and child in a captured city. Neil Eckart of the podcast War and Conquest returns to the show today to talk about Julius Caesar's slaughter of the Gaulish city of Avericum. Be sure to support the show at to get your portrait drawn! Music and graphic design by Rachel Westhoff. Maps, pics, references and more at

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Put That City to the Sword: Julius Caesar Slaughters Avaricum, Feat. Neil Eckart – Roman History is an episode from Dead Ideas: The History of Extinct Thoughts and Practices.

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This episode was published on May 26, 2019.

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