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Caesar’s Greatest Battle (Part 4)

Posted on June 16, 2008 by 100swallows

The Gauls found a weak point in Caesar’s defences. Sketch of the Battle of Alesia, drawn by Muriel Gottrop  (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 1.0 Generic license photo) The ground around Alesia wasn’t all flat. One of the hills was so … Continue reading →

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Caesar’s Greatest Battle (Part 2)

Posted on June 7, 2008 by 100swallows

From the citadel of Alesia Vercingetorix watched his kinsmen arrive by the thousands behind the Roman army. Statue de Vercingétorix at Alise-Sainte-Reine (Côte-d’Or) France – sculpteur Aimé Millet ( Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license photo by Siren-Com) He … Continue reading →

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Caesar’s Great Victory

Posted on May 31, 2008 by 100swallows

The great Gallic leader Vercingetorix surrenders to Caesar by Lionel Noel Royer. Caesar sits in his bright robe, the scarlet palludamentum of the imperator that he habitually wore in battle and which proclaimed his arrival to the soldiers. His military … Continue reading →

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