He dealt with the insurgents in a brutal, bloody but effective manner. In the emperor's favor were internal divisions within the Gaulish factions, which, despite similar numbers of troops, were unable to face the Roman legions. The exact outcome is unknown; Plutarch claimed that Caesar fought three million enemies of which he exterminated one million and enslaved one million while subjugating 300 clans and destroying 800 cities. These figures are certainly overestimated.
