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Critical proofreading of the book "Les derniers jours du siège d'Alésia"

ÉRic ChariotVincent BoudonLoïc ChauxAurélia CheyrezyThierry CoppinJean-michel LadruzeMarine MartinSamuel Wyndaele

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ethnologieethnoastronomyethnology[SHS.ANTHRO-SE] Humanities and Social Sciences/Social Anthropology and ethnologylunar eclipse[SHS.ARCHEO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistoryéclipse lunairearchéologieRoman astronomical beliefsVercingetorixarchaeologyAlésiacroyances astronomiques romainesGaulish astronomical beliefsVercingétorixsuperstitionsarchaeoastronomyCaesar[SHS.HIST] Humanities and Social Sciences/HistoryastronomiearchéoastronomieethnoastronomieCésarcroyances astronomiques gauloises

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Was there a lunar eclipse that could have influenced the outcome of the Battle of Alesia? This is the argument developed in the book by Alain Deyber and David Romeuf, «Les Derniers Jours du Siège d'Alésia». Having verified the existence of an eclipse on the date given by the authors and based on the latest publications as well as on the scientific consensus, we conduct a critical study on the chronology of the siege and on the ethnological arguments, even ethno-astronomical of the authors.

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2023-01-01
https://hal.science/hal-04064035