Trevor heads to the ancient Gallo-Roman town of Alesia in France where Julius Caesar fought one of the most famous battles in history. In this video, Trevor tells the story of the epic Battle of Alesia complete with re-creations of the siege-works. He even does some exploring around the battlefield to try to find the place where the climax of the battle occurred. Spoiler alert: he finds it.

Chapters:
2:14 - Story of the Battle of Alesia
7:55 - Caesar's fortifications
11:43 - Inside Alesia
16:06 - Vercingetorix's surrender
19:39 - Vercingetorix statue:
21:53 - Begin search for the location where the climax of the Battle of Alesia occurred
22:51 - I spot the weak point in Caesar's defenses from a distance
24:56 - I find and go to the site of the climax of the Battle of Alesia

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Historical Sources:
-Caesar, The Gallic War, A new translation by Carolyn Hammond - Oxford World's Classics
-Dio Cassius, Roman History, Books 36-40, Translated by Earnest Cary - Leob Classical Library
-Plutarch's Lives, Volume II, The Dryden Translation - The Modern Library Classics
-Adrian Goldsworthy, Caesar Life of a Colossus
-https://www.alesia.com/lieux-de-visite-en/

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