Sooyun Christina Kim Humanities Mr. Luke 6B 22/2/16 Word count: 1,675 Wednesday 10th, September 52 BC Christinanna Klius Gallic Oppidum of Alesia Mont Auxois Alise-Sainte-Reine Ennia Klius Via del Corso Rome Dear Mom, It's your daughter, Christianna Klius writing. They renamed me as Numerius Caedicius Spurinus. I have to say that I am relieved to join such a strong army, and not one that is made up from farmers. The Roman Army has such a good advantage compared to the other armies. We have the best culture and geography. The fertility is perfect, we have such a good place to trade, the mountains protect us from the other armies, and we have strong battle tactics. One of our smart battle strategies are going under, over, and through …show more content…
The rain and the wind slaps against our tent, reminding us of the terrible war ahead. There are mice stealing our food, and I have sores, aches, and blisters everywhere. The trenches stink like they had a trip down to the Underworld. The legatus is the only one standing strong. The legatus (in charge of a whole legion) is very ruthless towards me, and he always has a stoic and cold face whenever he sees me. He is kind to other soldiers (or Mile), except for me. He is a very powerful man that is only 18. The Legatus is the second most powerful man in the whole of the Roman army. His name is Lucius Janus Jelarius (yes, he is named after the god). I think he knows I am a woman sneaking into the army. Luckily, he hasn't told anyone, but I also think that he knows Haya is a woman. I am glad that you sent my best friend, but two women in the Roman army is simply too dangerous. Haya suspects that he will rat us out, but I have a feeling he won't. We snuck out last night to get the shipping from our home with the rest of the army, and we were all ebullient to find out that the ship was full of gold, iron, weapons, food supplies, and metal! But this was all before the terrible war …show more content…
We have decided to build a wall around their army, and it would be called the battle of Alesia. Vercingetorix is a very sly but strategic man. If we headed up the hill, we would die, because they could easily shoot us down with arrows. If we stayed on the bottom, we would have the same fate as going up, because Vercingetorix has called for his allies, so they would destroy the army. But as I have said before, we had built a wall around his tent and another wall that blocks us from the outside. Yes, we are trapped, but it's worth a lucky shot. The Gauls' allies will arrive at any moment. Maybe after years, months, weeks, or months. This smart strategy was all under command of the smart Julius