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Caesar’s Greatest Battle (Part 4)
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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Tagged Alesia, battles, Caesar, defences, Gauls, Roman Empire, Romans, Vercingetorix, victory, warfare
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Caesar’s Greatest Battle (Part 2)
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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Tagged Alesia, battle, Caesar, cavalry battle, famous battles, famous sieges, fortified town, Gallic army, Gauls, Julius Caesar, oppidum, Romans, siege-works, Vercingetorix
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Caesar’s Great Victory
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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Tagged Alesia, Caesar, Gallic Wars, Gaul, great battle, Romans, Vercingetorix, vistory
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