One of the most important battles during Caesar's conquest of Gaul took place here (52 BCE). See http://www.livius.org/aj-al/alesia/alesia.html
Location:
- France, Alise-Sainte-Reine
- geo:47.539349,4.501374
- Exact location
Class:
- Vicus or canabae
- visible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=4389
- pleiades:place=177434
- livius:battle=alesia-52-bce
- wikidata:entity=Q835966
Annotations
Relevant museums
St-Germain-en-Laye, Musée des Antiquités nationales
St-Germain-en-Laye, Musée des Antiquités nationales
Nearby
Théâtre d'Alésia
Théâtre d'Alésia
Milestone
Milestone
Siege of Alesia
Decisive battle in the Gallic War