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Alesia (other)
Alesia may refer to: Places France * Alesia (city), an ancient city in Gaul * Alésia (Paris Métro), a station in the Paris Métro * Rue d'Alésia, Paris * Le quartier Alésia, an unofficial district of Paris that mostly overlaps Petit-Montrouge United States * Alesia (Broussard, Louisiana), listed on the NRHP * Alesia, Maryland, an unincorporated community People * Alesia Fieldberg, Canadian television journalist and beauty pageant winner * Alesia Furs (1925–2017), member of the Belarusian independence movement * Alesia Garcia (born 2000), American soccer player * Alésia Glidewell, American web series director, producer and voice actress * Alesia Graf (1980–2024), German boxer * Alesia Holliday, American author * Alesia Raut, Indian-Russian model, VJ, and fashion choreographer * Alesia Stepaniuk (born 1985), Russian Paralympic judoka * Alesia Turava (born 1979), Belarusian middle-distance runner * Alesia Zaitsava (born 1985), Belarusian badminton player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alesia (city)
Alesia was the capital of the Mandubii, one of the Gaul, Gallic tribes allied with the Aedui. The Celts, Celtic ''oppidum'' was conquered by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars and afterwards became a Gallo-Roman town. Modern understanding of its location was controversial for a long time; however, it is now thought to have been located on Mont-Auxois, near Alise-Sainte-Reine in Burgundy, France. History Founding According to Diodorus Siculus the city was founded after Heracles met and married Celtine, Keltikē :The country of Keltikē was ruled by a renowned king whose daughter was unusually tall and was more beautiful than all other maidens, due to which she considered every man who asked her hand in marriage as unworthy of her and rejected them. "Hēraklēs," during his struggle against "Geryon, Gēryōn," visited Keltikē and founded the city of Alesia (city), Alesia there. The king's daughter was impressed by his physical excellence and had a son with him named Galatē ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alesia Raut
Alesia Raut is an Indian model, VJ, and a fashion choreographer. She had anchored a travel show on STAR One. She was a contestant in a TV reality show ''Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi'' (season 4). Alesia had also featured in some item songs such as "Meri Beri ke Ber" and "Ek Aankh Maro". She is the official ramp-walk trainer of Femina Miss India and Miss India Universe pageants. Early life Alesia was born in Moscow, Russia to Indian parents. She attended Bombay Cambridge Gurukul (Andheri E) and graduated in commerce from Mithibai College in Juhu. She has a sister, Anjali Raut who is a former model in Mumbai and a brother, Amit Raut. Personal life Alesia married Alexander Yanovskiy, a Russian Economist. She moved to Moscow but after her marriage failed, she returned to India with their son. Alesia married television actor Siddhanth Suryavanshi in November 2017. He died on 11 November 2022. Modeling career Alesia had never imagined making it into modeling. How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alesya (other)
Alesya may refer to: * Alesya (singer), Belarusian singer * Alesya Kuznetsova (born 1992), Russian judoka * "Alesya", a 1974 song by Belarusian band Pesniary * A Belarusian-language diminutive of the given name Aleksandra See also * Alesia (other) * Olesya (given name), the Russian and Ukrainian-language equivalent of Alesya {{disambiguation, given name be:Алеся ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caesar (board Game)
''Caesar'', subtitled "Epic Battle of Alesia", is a board wargame self-published as "Alesia" by Robert Bradley in 1970, and then republished by Avalon Hill in 1976. The game simulates the ancient Battle of Alesia. Background In 52 BC, during the Gallic Wars, the Roman army of Julius Caesar besieged the Gauls' leader Vercingetorix in the ''oppidum'' (fortified settlement) of Alesia. However, the Romans themselves were besieged by a large force of Gauls,. The Romans, building a defensive wall to protect them, defeated the relief force and forced the surrender of Vercingetorix. Description ''Caesar'' is a two-player wargame, in which one player controls the Romans besieging Alesia, the other player controls the Gauls trying to simultaneously break out of Alesia, and attack the Romans from without. Components *28" x 33" mounted hex grid map *408 die-cut counters * rule book Gameplay The basic concept of the game is the double siege A siege () . is a military blockade of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owsla
Owsla (stylized in all caps) is an American record label and creative collective. It was founded by Skrillex, Tim Smith, Kathryn Frazier, and Clayton Blaha in 2011. Skrillex announced the label on August 17, 2011. The label's first release was Porter Robinson's ''Spitfire''. The name "Owsla" is a reference to Richard Adams' fantasy novel '' Watership Down'', in which it refers to the governing caste in a society of anthropomorphic rabbits. History In 2012, Owsla launched a monthly subscription, ''The Nest'', with benefits including early access to Owsla releases. In 2013, Bromance Records partnered up with Owsla to create an American branch titled Bromance US with releases from Gesaffelstein, Illangelo, Brodinski and LOUISAHHH!!!. A year later, Owsla launched the Nestivus Charity Campaign, a series of holiday initiatives with all proceeds going to the international music nonprofit, Bridges for Music. On September 18, 2016, Owsla celebrated five years of establishment with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Housse De Racket
Housse de Racket are a musical duo from Paris, France. The band consists of Pierre Leroux and Victor Le Masne. Biography Leroux and Le Masne studied at a music conservatory and began as session musicians for Air An atmosphere () is a layer of gases that envelop an astronomical object, held in place by the gravity of the object. A planet retains an atmosphere when the gravity is great and the temperature of the atmosphere is low. A stellar atmosph ... and Phoenix. Their first album ''Forty Love'' was released in 2010, their second album ''Alésia'' was released in 2011. Alésia was produced by Philippe Zdar of Cassius. In 2015, a third album titled ''The Tourist'' followed. Discography Studio albums * ''Forty Love'' (2008) * ''Alésia'' (2011) * ''The Tourist'' (2015) EPs * ''Oh Yeah! EP 1'' (2008) * ''Oh Yeah! EP 2'' (2008) Singles * ''Roman'' (2011) * ''Château'' (2012) * ''Aquarium'' (2012) * ''L'incendie'' (2012) * ''The Tourist'' (2015) * ''Turqoise'' (201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helvetios
''Helvetios'' is the fifth studio album by Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie. The album was released 10 February 2012 through Nuclear Blast. The CD was recorded at New Sound Studio in Pfäffikon, a municipality in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland, with producer Tommy Vetterli. It was the last album to include violinist Meri Tadić and guitarist Simeon Koch. Concept Being the band's first concept album, it focuses on the Gallic Wars from a perspective of the ancient Helvetians. Style The album features melodic death metal combined with Celtic folk music instruments like fiddle, hurdy-gurdy, flutes, whistles, bagpipes, mandola, bodhran, and hammered dulcimer. Band member Anna Murphy has been more involved in songwriting and has been given more vocal parts than on previous releases. Reception ''Helvetios'' received favourable professional reviews in Germany with the ''Sonic Seducer'' magazine calling the album "pure efficiency (''pure Effizienz'')." The German edition of '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Alesia
The Battle of Alesia or siege of Alesia (September 52 BC) was the climactic military engagement of the Gallic Wars, fought around the Gauls, Gallic ''oppidum'' (fortified settlement) of Alesia (city), Alesia in modern France, a major centre of the Mandubii tribe. It was fought by the Roman army of Julius Caesar against a confederation of List of peoples of Gaul, Gallic tribes united under the leadership of Vercingetorix of the Arverni. It was the last major engagement between Gauls and Romans, and is considered one of Caesar's greatest military achievements and a classic example of siege warfare and Investment (military), investment; the Roman army built dual lines of fortifications—an inner wall to keep the besieged Gauls in, and an outer wall to keep the Gallic relief force out. The Battle of Alesia marked the end of Gallic independence in the modern day territory of France and Belgium. The battle site was probably atop Mont Auxois, above modern Alise-Sainte-Reine in Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alesia Zaitsava
Alesia Mikhaylovna Zaitsava (, ; born 14 August 1985) is a Belarusian badminton player. She competed for Belarus at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event, but did not advance to the knock-out stage after being defeated by Petya Nedelcheva of Bulgaria and Adriyanti Firdasari of Indonesia in the group stage. She started playing badminton in 1993, and became part of the Belarusian national badminton team in 1996. Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 11 runners-up) ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ... tournament References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zaits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alesia Turava
Alesia Turava (; born 6 December 1979) is a Belarusian middle-distance runner. She is a former world record holder in 3000 metre steeplechase with 9:16.51 minutes, achieved in Gdansk on 27 July 2002. Still, Turava mostly competes over 1500 metres. Her sister, Ryta Turava, also competes in the sport of athletics (20 km race walk). Biography She won the gold medal in the inaugural 3000 m steeplechase for women held at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gub .... Her sister Ryta Turava is a successful race walker. Achievements Personal bests *1500 metres - 3:59.89 min (2002) *3000 metres - 8:32.89 min (2001) *5000 metres - 15:23.84 min (2000) *3000 metre steeplechase - 9:16.51 min (2002) External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alesia Stepaniuk
Alesia Stepaniuk (born 23 June 1985) is a Russian Paralympic judoka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 52 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She competed at the Summer Paralympics under the flag of the Russian Paralympic Committee. She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's 52 kg event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics held in Beijing, China. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international Multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Sum ... in London, United Kingdom, she lost her bronze medal match in that same event. References External links * 1985 births Living people Russian female judoka Paralympic judoka for Russia Paralympic bronze medalists for the Russian Paralympic Committee athletes Paralympic bronze medalists for Russ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alesia Holliday
Alesia Marie Holliday is an American author who writes under own name as well as the pseudonyms Alyssa Day and Jax Abbott. She won a RITA Award, given by the Romance Writers of America for excellence in romantic fiction. Early life and education Alesia Marie Holliday was raised in Barnesville, Ohio, and graduated from Barnesville High School in 1981. She earned degrees from Ohio State University and Capital University Law School (J.D., 1995). Writing career While working as a trial lawyer, she began writing. In 2003, Holliday published a memoir, ''eMail to the Front'', of her correspondence with her husband while he was deployed with the United States Navy. Her first novel, a chick lit "Chick lit" is a term used to describe a type of popular fiction targeted at women. Widely used in the 1990s and 2000s, the term has fallen out of fashion with publishers, with numerous writers and critics rejecting it as inherently sexist. Nove ... book called ''American Idle'', was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
