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[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

He murdered up to 60% of Gaul's total population

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah but if he hadn't there would be more French people

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I would argue that without Caesar, there wouldn't be any French people.

[–] BigBrownDog@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah, but like, OP wasn't there for that.