Battle of Alesia

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battle military conflict siege

The Battle of Alesia was a decisive 52 BC siege in which Julius Caesar defeated Vercingetorix, effectively ending major Gallic resistance to Roman rule.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Alesia canonical	10
Siege of Alesia	2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ siege ⓘ
approximateGallicStrength	tens of thousands inside and outside the fortress ⓘ
approximateRomanStrength	about 50,000–60,000 soldiers ⓘ
associatedWith	Gallic cavalry ⓘ Roman engineering works ⓘ
belligerent	Gallic tribes ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
commandedBy	Julius Caesar ⓘ
conflictBetween	Gallic tribes ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
date	52 BC ⓘ
describedIn	Gallic Wars ⓘ surface form: Commentarii de Bello Gallico
followedBy	Roman annexation of Gaul ⓘ
fortifiedSite	Alesia ⓘ surface form: oppidum of Alesia
hasAftermath	integration of Gaul into Roman political system ⓘ
hasParticipant	Gallic coalition ⓘ Julius Caesar ⓘ Roman legion ⓘ surface form: Roman legions Vercingetorix ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Late Roman Republic ⓘ
involvesEvent	surrender of Vercingetorix ⓘ
legacy	symbol of Gallic resistance in French national memory ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Alise-Sainte-Reine ⓘ
location	Alesia ⓘ Gaul ⓘ modern-day France ⓘ
notableTactic	circumvallation ⓘ contravallation ⓘ double line of fortifications ⓘ
opposedByCommander	Vercingetorix ⓘ
outcome	Roman control consolidated in Gaul ⓘ
partOf	Gallic Wars ⓘ surface form: Caesar’s conquest of Gaul Gallic Wars ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Gergovia ⓘ
primarySourceAuthor	Julius Caesar ⓘ
result	Roman victory ⓘ defeat of Vercingetorix ⓘ end of major Gallic resistance to Roman rule ⓘ
significance	decisive Roman victory in the Gallic Wars ⓘ turning point in Roman expansion in Western Europe ⓘ
surrenderedCommander	Vercingetorix ⓘ
terrain	hilltop fortress ⓘ surrounded by rivers and valleys ⓘ
typeOfWarfare	siege warfare ⓘ
year	52 BC ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gallic Wars → significantBattle → Battle of Alesia ⓘ

Gallic Wars → hasPart → Battle of Alesia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Alesia

Statue of Vercingetorix in Clermont-Ferrand → associatedWith → Battle of Alesia ⓘ

Vercingetorix → defeatedAt → Battle of Alesia ⓘ

Vercingetorix → participatedIn → Battle of Alesia ⓘ

Revolt of Vercingetorix → mainBattle → Battle of Alesia ⓘ

Gaius Julius Caesar → notableEvent → Battle of Alesia ⓘ

Alésia → namedAfter → Battle of Alesia ⓘ

Roman conquest of Gaul → hasConflict → Battle of Alesia ⓘ

Battle of Gergovia → followedBy → Battle of Alesia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Alesia

Arverni → event → Battle of Alesia ⓘ

Legio X Gemina → participatedIn → Battle of Alesia ⓘ