Battle of Alesia

Engraving depicting an episode of the battle of Alesia

Sketch of the Battle of Alesia, drawn by Muriel Gottrop in December 2004. Inbox: cross shows location of Alesia in Gaul (modern France). The open circle shows the weakness in the contravallation line

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Alise-Sainte-Reine (Côte-d'Or, France) - View from the Alesia museum : the Alesia plain, where the main fightings of the Alesia battle are believed to have taken place

Alise-Sainte-Reine (Côte-d'Or, France) - View from the Alesia museum : the Auxois hill, where the Gallic oppidum of Alesia took place

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Mappa della battaglia di Alesia del 52 a.C.

Mappa delle fortificazioni di Cesare ad Alesia del 52 a.C.

Battle of Alesia (Caesarː A History Of The Art Of War Among The Romans Down To The End, vol. I, 1892)

Battle of Alesia in 52 BC (engraving)

Carte établie vers 1755 par Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, extraite d'une édition d'époque de La Guerre des Gaules. Dimensions dépliée : 35,5 x 23,5 cm. Collection privée.

C. Giulio Cesare, La guerra gallica, traduzione di Eugenio Giovannetti, Firenze, Le Monnier, 1939

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Le fortificazioni di Cesare ad Alesia del 52 a.C.

Plan du siège d’Alésia en 52 avant notre ère. Les positions des troupes et le réseau hydrographique autour de l’oppidum.

Römische Kavallerielager in Alesia, südöstlich des Museums am Südwestende der Befestigungslagen von Gaius Julius Cäsar um den Ort

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German Translation of SiegeAlesia.jpg Zeichnung der Belagerung im Krieg von Alesia, gezeichnet von Muriel Gottrop im Dezember 2004. Box: Die Lage von Alesia in Gallien (heute Frankreich). Übersetzung von Raphael Michel (Dezember 08)

Sketch of the Battle of Alesia (Portuguese version), drawn by Muriel Gottrop in December 2004.

Siège d'Alésia par César contre Vercingétorix en 52 av. J.-C.

Venarey-les-Laumes (Côte-d'Or, France) - Les Laumes-Alésia train station - Plaque on the facade, commemorating the 2000th anniversary of the battle of Alesia
Historical Overview
Caesar's tactical masterpiece. He built a double ring of fortifications to fight the city and the relief army simultaneously.
Quick Facts
Roman Republic
- Commander: Julius Caesar
- Strength: ca. 50.000 Legionäre / 10.000 Germanen
- Casualties: ca. 2.000
Gallic Coalition
- Commander: Vercingetorix
- Strength: ca. 80.000 (in Alesia) / 250.000 (Entsatz)
- Casualties: Enorm hoch / Totale Auflösung
Strategic Context
Final decision on the fate of Gaul. Vercingetorix was surrounded to finally break Gallic resistance.
Conflict / War
Gallic War
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