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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] |
Caesar (game)
Julius Caesar (100–44 BC) was a Roman general and dictator. Caesar or Cæsar may also refer to: Places * Caesar, Zimbabwe * Caesar Creek State Park, in southwestern Ohio People * Caesar (given name) * Caesar (surname) * Caesar (title), a title used by Roman and Byzantine emperors, and also at times by Ottoman emperors, derived from the dictator's name ** Augustus (63 BC – 14 AD), adoptive son of the dictator and first Roman emperor * Other members of the Julii Caesares, the family from which the dictator came ** Gaius Julius Caesar (proconsul) (140–85 BC), father of the dictator ** Claudius, fourth Roman emperor, first bearer of the name ''Claudius Caesar'' ** Nero Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( ; born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68) was a Roman emperor and the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until his ..., fifth Roman emperor, second bearer of the name ''Cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |