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The Siege of Avaricum
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The Romans continue their siege of Avaricum with the strategy of scorched earth by Vercingetorix causing problems, but the Romans building a counter mound adds pressure, and emotional stakes are involved as women and children are caught in the middle during an attempt to escape by the men in the garrison.
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