Base of monumental statue of Vercingetorix by Aime Millet showing the sculpor’s name Mont Auxois above Alise-Sainte-Reine France

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Base of monumental statue of Vercingetorix by Aime Millet showing the sculpor’s name on top of Mont Auxois above Alise-Sainte-Reine Cote d’Or Burgundy France The statue was erected on the command of Napoleon III to honour the leader of the Gauls who revolted against the Romans The battle or siege of Alesia was fought in AD 52 by Julius Caesar against the Gauls

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Size: 5200px × 3454px
Location: On top of Mont Auxois above Alise-Sainte-Reine Cote d’Or Burgundy France
Photo credit: © David Keith Jones / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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