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prevent their getting water. A river divided the valley below, which almost surrounded the steep craggy mountain on which
Uxellodunum was built. The nature of the ground prevented his turning the current: for it ran so low down at the foot of the mountain, that no drains could be sunk deep enough to draw it off in any direction. But the descent to it was so difficult, that if we made opposition, the besieged could neither come to the river nor retire up the precipice without hazard of their lives. Caesar perceiving the difficulty, disposed archers and slingers, and in some places, opposite to the easiest descents, placed engines, and attempted to hinder the townsmen from getting water at the river, which obliged them afterward to go all to one place to procure water.
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Caesar saw that his work could never be brought to a successful conclusion if similar revolts were allowed to break out constantly in different parts of the county and believed his "clemency" was so well known that no one would think him a cruel man if he took severe measures. He, therefore, decided
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Having arrived at
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G. Renoux, F. Dabosi, J.-M. Pailler, « Les armes en fer d'Uxellodunum (Puy d'Issolud, Lot), dernière bataille de César en Gaule : « Étude paléométallurgique de pointes de flèche ettrait de catapulte »
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to deter all others by making an example of the defenders of
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The iron weapons of
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in Vayrac. There have been proposals to develop "quality" tourism at the site itself, which as of 2008 lacked interpretative material for visitors.
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The siege in the campaign of 51 BC. Uxellodunum can be found on this map in the territory of the
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This article is about the French hill fort. For the similarly named fort on
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