Even so, his praise of Gallic craftsmanship and cunning offers us rare and valuable insight into details about ‘barbarians’ other ‘civilized’ authors of the time considered too trivial or mundane to mention, many of which have been backed by archeological evidence - Gallic wall construction included!
Caesar had good reason to hype up the Gallic defenses, since he beat them. Writing about how good they were was meant to increase his own game.
Certainly true!
Even so, his praise of Gallic craftsmanship and cunning offers us rare and valuable insight into details about ‘barbarians’ other ‘civilized’ authors of the time considered too trivial or mundane to mention, many of which have been backed by archeological evidence - Gallic wall construction included!