Trapped in His Own Siege: Alesia Through Caesar's Eyes

Trapped in His Own Siege: Alesia Through Caesar's Eyes Media credits: AgentHouse - 0:29-0:47, Alesia orientation; 1:16-2:14, Double siege ring; 3:07-3:41, Caesar as source; 5:25-5:35, Mandubii refusal source card; 5:57-6:40, Relief army and disputed scale; 6:40-7:20, Daylight and night assaults; 7:20-8:01, Final simultaneous assault; 8:35-8:55, Scarlet cloak source card; 9:01-9:35, Cavalry counterstroke; 10:24-11:05, Captivity to triumph; 11:09-11:47, Archaeology versus narrative; 11:56-12:08, Final reader trap card Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany - 2:14-2:22, Reconstruction of obstacles and traps of the; 3:56-4:09, Reproductions of Roman war machines used at the Siege of Jochen Jahnke at German Wikipedia - 11:05-11:09, F07 Alesia, Statue Vercingetorix.0044 Lionel Royer - 9:35-10:24, French: Vercingetorix jette ses armes aux pieds de Jules Unknown artist Unknown artist - 4:45-5:01, Vercingetorix stater n3 CdM Additional explanatory visuals generated by this channel. A First Person History episode about Julius Caesar at the Siege of Alesia: what life may have felt like from inside that world. In this episode: The historical person, role, or perspective at the center of Julius Caesar at the Siege of Alesia The world, class, ritual, conflict, or society around them What is well evidenced and what is best-effort reconstruction How visuals, maps, artifacts, animation, and reconstruction support the episode First Person History uses public-domain art, maps, artifacts, museum imagery, generated reconstructions, animation, and licensed stock where appropriate. Chapters: 0:00 In late September, fifty-two BC, Julius Caesar climbs 0:29 The hilltop is Alesia, a walled town on 1:16 So the legions put down their swords and 2:14 In the killing ground in front of the 3:07 Now pause on something strange. Every detail you 4:09 Inside the town, the arithmetic turned brutal. Caesar 5:01 Alesia belonged to a small tribe called the 5:57 Then, at last, the hills to the southwest 6:40 The first assault came by daylight, cavalry filling 7:20 But the Gauls had found the flaw in 8:01 What follows is the best day of Caesar's 9:01 Then Caesar closed his hand. Cavalry he had More from First Person History: When Rome Let Slaves Mock Their Masters:    • When Rome Let Slaves Mock Their Masters   A Day in the Life of a Roman Senator:    • A Day in the Life of a Roman Senator: Powe...