One has to be careful in reading Caesar's Gallic Wars. Like most historicl writers, Julius had a tendency to be somewhat self-serving in his writings, using the writings to enhance his prestige as a general and leader of men. In his Germanic campaigns he describes Vercingetorix and his soldiers (Celts mostly) as great, tall men next to his shorter legionnaires. The bigger (in always) the enemy the bigger the victory, and the greater the status of the general. The short and squat Spanish soldiers facing Julius Caesar might not have been Celts but merely native Spanish tribesmen. Sincerely, Bill Golden PS: Julius Caesar never mentions the fact that he brought Vercingetorix to Rome, chained to the back of his chariot, threw him into a dungeon, and let him starve to death. This was not a nice thing, rather petty I'd say Bill Golden > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog