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Within Vinony's link graph, Alesia is referenced by 523 other articles, and connects out to Gallia Narbonensis, list of Celtic tribes and France.
The entry is geolocated on the map.
It is catalogued under topics including 1838 archaeological discoveries, Archaeological sites in France and Former populated places in France.
Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Type
- Circular rampart or oppidum
- Periods
- Iron Age
- Cultures
- Celts , La Tène , later Gallo-Roman
- Location
- Alise-Sainte-Reine
- Region
- Burgundy , France
- Built by
- Celts , later Roman
- Material
- Stone, earth, wood
- Area
- c. 140 hectares (350 acres)
- Archaeologists
- Eugène Stoffel [ fr ] , Michel Reddé [ fr ] , Siegmar von Schnurbein [ de ]
- Public access
- Yes
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Alise-Sainte-Reine
- Image
- Vue aérienne vestiges Alésia.jpg
- Significant event
- Battle of Alesia
Show 3 more facts
- location of discovery
- Alise-Sainte-Reine
- Commons category
- Site d'Alésia
- used by
- Mandubii
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Encyclopedic overview
The fortifications built by Caesar in AlesiaInset: cross shows location of Alesia in Gaul (modern France). The circle shows the weakness in the north-western section of the fortifications
Alesia was the capital of the Mandubii, one of the Gallic tribes allied with the Aedui. The Celtic oppidum was conquered by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars and afterwards became a Gallo-Roman town. Modern understanding of its location was controversial for a long time; however, it is now thought to have been located on Mont-Auxois, near Alise-Sainte-Reine in Burgundy, France.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alesia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.