Dates That Made History S2E2 — -52 - The Siege of Alesia

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Dates That Made History•Season 2•Episode 2

-52 - The Siege of Alesia

7.3/10 · 10 votesAug 30, 202027 min

Ranked #10 of 20 in Season 2•+0.1 vs season avg

The defeat of Alesia, in 52 BC, marked the end of the well-known “Gallic War”, immortalized by its winner, Julius Caesar. Year zero of our French national history, Alesia became the founding act of an improbable Gallic unit, personalized in the guise of an impossible

Directed byThomas Sipp

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Episode Summary

"-52 - The Siege of Alesia" is episode 2 of Dates That Made History season 2. It scored 7.3/10 from 10 votes, ranking #10 of 20 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Thomas Sipp, it aired on August 30, 2020.

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