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Alesia was the capital of the in Jura . The uncertainty surrounding Alesia's location is humorously parodied in the Asterix volume Asterix And The Chieftain's Shield , in which, because of Gaulish pride, characters repeatedly deny that they know its location ("''I don't know where Alesia is! '''No one''' knows where Alesia is!''"). Around '') around Alesia and an additional 21 km long ring ('' Contravallation '') around that to stop reinforcements (around 250,000 men according to Caesar) from reaching the Gauls. These have been identified by archeologists using aerial photography. ''See also'': Battle Of Alesia REFERENCES
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