The article focuses very heavily on this being Caesar's version of the story - fair enough to mention it, but having half the examples be iterations of the same point over and over is a bit much.
Furthermore; Caesar's friends, rivals, officers and soldiers were all literate. The Romans were not shy about slandering and criticizing one another - if parts of Caesar's work were obviously bullshit (i.e, the actions of the Romans, rather than the motives of the enemy), this would be pointed out.
The article focuses very heavily on this being Caesar's version of the story - fair enough to mention it, but having half the examples be iterations of the same point over and over is a bit much.
Furthermore; Caesar's friends, rivals, officers and soldiers were all literate. The Romans were not shy about slandering and criticizing one another - if parts of Caesar's work were obviously bullshit (i.e, the actions of the Romans, rather than the motives of the enemy), this would be pointed out.