Comparisons to Caesar

In a podcast I was listening, the guest was complaining about how long it took the city of Boston to repair a little bridge on the Charles River. 5 years, he said! And then, the guest compared that extensive length of time to when Caesar and his army built a bridge over the Rhine River in pursuit of the Helvetians. The River was many times larger than the Charles and Caesar did it in only a few days. I loved this little comparison because I had just read this very passage in Caesar's de Bello Gallico with my AP Latin students!
--Dr. Morgan


Source: http://www.mikeanderson.biz/2011/12/caesars-rhine-bridge-rome-showcases-its.html