Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . ii who had received their countrymeninto the city, were turned out of it by them, withtheir wives and cliildren, during Caears blockade, inorder that the scanty supply of provisions for thetroops might last longer. The Romans refused toreceive the JIandubii and give them food. The cer-tain conclusion from Caesars narrative is, that theseunfortunate people died of hunger between tlieir ownwalls and the Roman circumvalhition (iJ. G. vii. 78;Dion Cass. xl. 41). Caesars description of Alesiais true ; and the operations of his army about theplace (5. G. vii
Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . ii who had received their countrymeninto the city, were turned out of it by them, withtheir wives and cliildren, during Caears blockade, inorder that the scanty supply of provisions for thetroops might last longer. The Romans refused toreceive the JIandubii and give them food. The cer-tain conclusion from Caesars narrative is, that theseunfortunate people died of hunger between tlieir ownwalls and the Roman circumvalhition (iJ. G. vii. 78;Dion Cass. xl. 41). Caesars description of Alesiais true ; and the operations of his army about theplace (5. G. vii. 69—90) are easily understood. This plan of Alesia and the surrounding countryis taken from Cassinis large map of France. Thecity of the Mandubii, or Alesia, was on the summitof a hill, in a very elevated position, as Caesar cor-rectly describes it. This hill stands alone, and, ex-cept on the west side, where there is a plain, it issurrounded by hills of the same height, whicji are se-parated from Alesia by valleys. In the flat valley. PLAN OF THE ENVIRONS OF ALESIA. A. The east end of the hill of Alesia, where Vercingetorix I E. Ditto. built his stone wall. F. Hospital of ^/we. B. Hill partly occupieii by Caesar. a a. Koad from Muntbard and Auxerre. C. Ditto. 66. Koad to Dijun. D. Ditto. •VOU II, 258 MANDUBII. on the north side of Alesia, and in the narrowervalley at the east end, is the railroad from Paris toDijon. The nearest railway station to Alesia is LesLammes. The summit of Alesia is not quite flat; but theirregularities are inconsiderable. The sides of thehill beneath the plateau are steep and rocky; andthe upper part of the ascent to the summit is noteasy. Below the plateau, and below this steep ascent,there is a narrow level piece of ground, which ap-pears to have been widened a little by the labour ofman; and below this level part there is another de-scent, which in some parts is steep. The fine plain(planities) at the western foot of Alesia, which Caesardescri
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