. They invaded Italy in 270, but weredriven back by Aurelian, and were again de-feated by Probus in 282. After this time theycontinually invaded the Roman dominions inGermany, and, though defeated by ConstantiusI., Julian (357), Valentinian, and Gratian, theygradually became more and more powerful, andin the fifth century were in possession of Alsaceand of German Switzerland. Aleria (AAepfa: AAaAia in Herod.), one ofthe chief cities of Corsica, on the E. of theisland, on the S. bank of the river Bhotanus(Tarignano) near its mouth. It
. They invaded Italy in 270, but weredriven back by Aurelian, and were again de-feated by Probus in 282. After this time theycontinually invaded the Roman dominions inGermany, and, though defeated by ConstantiusI., Julian (357), Valentinian, and Gratian, theygradually became more and more powerful, andin the fifth century were in possession of Alsaceand of German Switzerland. Aleria (AAepfa: AAaAia in Herod.), one ofthe chief cities of Corsica, on the E. of theisland, on the S. bank of the river Bhotanus(Tarignano) near its mouth. It was foundedby the Phocaeans 564, was plundered by in the first Punic war, and was made aBoman colony by Sulla. (Hdt. i. 165; 11; Diod. v. 13.) Alesa. [Halesa.] Alesia (AAe<ncs), an ancient town of theMandubii in Gallia Lugdunensis, said to havebeen founded by Hercules, and situated on ahigh hill (now Anxois), which was washed bythe two rivers Lutosa (Oze) and Osera (Oze-rain). It was taken and destroyed by Caesar, 3occ aoco saoc. Plan of the Environs of , the east end of the hill of Alesia, where Vercingetorix built his stone -wall; B. hill partly occupied by Caesar ; C,ditto ; D, ditto ; E, ditto ; F, hospital of Alise ; a a, road from Monlbard and Auxcrre; b b, road to Dijon. said to have been built by Aleus, son of Aphl- in 52, after a memorable siege, but wasdas, king of Tegea, from whom the goddess afterwards rebuilt. (Caes. B. G. vii. 68-90;derived this surname (Paus. viii. 4, 4). j Strab. p. 191; Diod. iv. 19.) Alea (AAea: AAeus), a town in Arcadia, E. Alesiae (AAealai), a town in Laconia, the Stymphalian lake, with a celebrated ; of Sparta, on the road to Pherae (Paus. of Athene, the ruins of which are near 20). Piali (Paus. viii. 23). I Alesium (AKdaiou), a town in Elis, not far ALESIUS from Olympia, afterwards called Alesiaeum(Strab. p. 341; Horn. II. ii. 617). Aleslus Mons (jb A\r)aiov upos), a mountainin Arc
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