Events from 52 BC

Siege of Alesia - Caesar defeats Vercingetorix, double circumvallation, masterpiece of siege warfare, Gaul conquered

Siege of Alesia - Vercingetorix surrenders to Caesar after epic siege, Gaul conquered

Cenabum massacre starts Gallic rebellion - Carnutes kill Roman merchants, signal for general uprising under Vercingetorix

Siege of Avaricum - Caesar kills 40,000 inhabitants of Celtic oppidum, only 800 escape, Vercingetorix had advised abandoning it

Battle of Gergovia - Vercingetorix defeats Caesar, only major Gallic victory, 700 Romans killed including 46 centurions