{"id":931,"date":"2019-02-25T08:27:07","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T08:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw96\/?p=931"},"modified":"2019-02-27T13:45:43","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T13:45:43","slug":"battle-of-alesia-september-52-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw96\/index.php\/2019\/02\/25\/battle-of-alesia-september-52-bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Battle of Alesia (September, 52 BC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wr8er4XBhTw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Channel:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCh5Qno7fSiAOeincbGJc2qQ\">oceanospotamos<\/a><br \/>\nDuration: 9:46<br \/>\nDescription: The Battle of Alesia or Siege of Alesia took place in September, 52 BC around the Gallic oppidum of Alesia, a major town centre and hill fort of the Mandubii tribe.<br \/>\nIt was fought by the army of the Roman Republic commanded by Julius Caesar, aided by cavalry commanders Mark Antony, Titus Labienus and Gaius Trebonius, against a confederation of Gallic tribes united under the leadership of Vercingetorix of the Averni, and was the last major engagement between Gauls and Romans, marking the turning point of the Gallic Wars in favour of Rome.<br \/>\nThe siege of Alesia is considered one of Caesar&#8217;s greatest military achievements, and is still one of the classic examples of siege warfare and circumvallation.<br \/>\nIt was situated probably atop Mont Auxois, above modern Alise-Sainte-Reine in France, but this location\u2014some have argued\u2014does not fit Caesar&#8217;s description of the battle.<br \/>\nA number of alternatives have been proposed over time, among which only Chaux-des-Crotenay (in Jura in modern France) remains a challenger today.<br \/>\nAt one point in the battle the Romans were outnumbered by the Gauls by five to one.<br \/>\nThe event is described by several contemporary authors, including Caesar himself in his Commentarii de Bello Gallico.<br \/>\nAfter the Roman victory, Gaul (very roughly modern France) was subdued and became a Roman province.<br \/>\nThe refusal of the Roman senate to allow Caesar the honour of a triumph for his victory in the Gallic Wars eventually led, in part, to the Roman Civil War which start in 49 and finished in 45 BC.<br \/>\nDagda Sucellos Ogmios Taranis Teutates Esus Tarvos Trigaranus Belenus Belinus Belenos Belinos Belinu Belanu Bellinus Belus Bel Gallia Narbonensis Buxenus Fagus Intarabus Toutatis Gobannos Rug Rosemerta Tutanis<br \/>\nPublished: October 19, 2008 3:44 pm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Channel:\u00a0oceanospotamos Duration: 9:46 Description: The Battle of Alesia or Siege of Alesia took place in September, 52 BC around the Gallic oppidum of Alesia, a major town centre and hill fort of the Mandubii tribe. 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