Alesia (city)

Alesia
Alesia (city) is located in France
Alesia (city)
Shown within France
LocationAlise-Sainte-Reine
RegionBurgundy, France
Coordinates47°32′21″N 04°30′02″E / 47.53917°N 4.50056°E / 47.53917; 4.50056
TypeCircular rampart or oppidum
Areac. 140 hectares (350 acres)
History
BuilderCelts, later Roman
MaterialStone, earth, wood
PeriodsIron Age
CulturesCelts, La Tène
later Gallo-Roman
Site notes
ArchaeologistsEugène Stoffel [fr], Michel Reddé [fr], Siegmar von Schnurbein [de]
Public accessYes
The fortifications built by Caesar in Alesia
Inset: cross shows location of Alesia in Gaul (modern France). The circle shows the weakness in the north-western section of the fortifications

Alesia was the capital of the Mandubii, one of the Gallic tribes allied with the Aedui. The Celtic oppidum was conquered by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars and afterwards became a Gallo-Roman town. Modern understanding of its location was controversial for a long time; however, it is now thought to have been located on Mont-Auxois, near Alise-Sainte-Reine in Burgundy, France.