tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649431201703508681.post6617463112679167959..comments2023-11-02T10:22:20.717-04:00Comments on Mike Anderson's Ancient History Blog: Caesar Against Vercingetorix – The Siege of AlesiaMike Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072553719998549925noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649431201703508681.post-61685749437039822002021-03-13T10:16:31.394-05:002021-03-13T10:16:31.394-05:00Yannick, you have posted some questions but what i...Yannick, you have posted some questions but what is the answer and conclusion ?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649431201703508681.post-43167253243497281562013-01-11T18:45:33.916-05:002013-01-11T18:45:33.916-05:00Did they exactly find in Alise what Caesar describ...Did they exactly find in Alise what Caesar described ? Is it a problem if not ? How 80 000 gallic warriors could have been stupid enougth to let 60 000 roman have them locked on the top of such a little hill with less than 12m² per men + cattle + slaves + civilians etc...and less than 5m² if you consider "The army of the Gauls had filled all the space under the wall, comprising the part of the hill which looked to the rising sun" that means they settled out of the town? Two month croweded there with less than 1l of water a day...only for the warriors, none for their crew nor for the cattle(Vidal-Petit 2010)? Why 200 000 Gallic that gathered there to deliver Vercingetorix only attaqued in 2 points, once with just cavalry, another whith 60000 infantery when they could outmatch roman army by attacking on every side, 4 against one, more if you add the besieged 80.000? <br />The Gauls still at war against each other or against the Germans and then 8 years against Romans, eager to imitate the inventions and military strategies of their opponents, according to Caesar, able to mobilize tens of millers warriors for months , were they finally that mindless barbarians incapable of conceiving a strategy other than running into the pile?Yannickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10163914913253312897noreply@blogger.com