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The Siege of Alesia as Told by Julius Caesar
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Julius Caesar leads a siege against the hillfort city of Alesia, home to a tribe led by the Gaul warrior Verkan Getterich. After failing to break the siege, Getterich retreats to the city, blocking the entrance to the peninsula with his army and waits for Caesar to attack.
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