Vercingetorix real name
Where was vercingetorix born.
Vercingetorix and Alesia
It was at Alise-Sainte-Reine (Côte-d’Or) in 52 BC, that the siege of Alesia was lifted, thus bringing to an end the war waged by Vercingetorix and his allies to free Gaul from the Romans.
Vercingetorix withdrew to the hilltop of Alesia with an army composed, according to Caesar, of 12,000 horsemen and 80,000 foot soldiers.
The Roman army, which besieged the Gauls, consisted of 10 to 12 legions, or just 40 to 50,000 men.
On the plain, Caesar established a double line of fortifications reinforced by a series of camps set on the surrounding plateaux.
How did vercingetorix die
The internal line (or contravallation) was intended to prevent the Gauls escaping from the area where they were entrenched, whereas the outer line (or circumvallation) was to prevent them from being relieved from outside by other Gaulish troops.
In total, these works stretched for 40 kilometres. It is thought that the works for the siege took the Romans four to five weeks to complete. On the Gaulish side, Verc