{"id":1914,"date":"2023-02-14T19:31:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T19:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mysteriumacademy.com\/?p=1914"},"modified":"2023-05-09T17:11:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T17:11:10","slug":"julius-caesar-and-the-druids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mysteriumacademy.com\/julius-caesar-and-the-druids\/","title":{"rendered":"Julius Caesar and the Druids"},"content":{"rendered":"
When Julius Caesar and the Roman army conquered the Gauls, Caesar encountered the Druids, the priestly class of the Gauls, who made a dramatic impression on him.<\/p>\n
Julius Caesar encountered the Druids during the Roman conquest of the Gauls, and was fascinated by them and their practices. He expressed this perspective in his books on the wars with the Gauls. He also considered them a threat to Roman rule, eventually suppressing Druidism.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Druids continued to perform their rituals in secret under Roman rule, which Caesar allowed to happen, despite his respect and concern for the knowledge and ways of the Druids.<\/p>\n