". . . ordered suddenly to the north; run over land across the Gauls in a hurry;. . ." (67)The Gauls were a great group of people back in ancient Europe. The Greeks and Romans feared them greatly and considered them to be barbaric. In 390 B.C. the Gauls and Romans had a dispute over land. In the end the Gauls sacked Rome. Some question if it were not for this event if there would be a Roman Empire today. Conrad may have referenced the Gauls to foreshadow the African natives who were greatly feared by the Europeans.
"390 BC The Gauls sack and burn Rome [Archive] - Alternate History Discussion Board." AlternateHistory.com. Web. 14 Sept. 2009. http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/archive/index.php/t-42742.html.
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yes -- these strong connections make it that much more frustrating to find so many entries based on paraphrasing other thinkers' ideas -- this is truly foreshadowing at its finest
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