This conflict was effectively brought to an end when the Romans built a wall around the town of Alesia and defeated the forces of Vercingetorix.
A famous story from this conflict tells of how Pullo and Vorenus used their personal rivalry to fend off an attack on their winter quarters. A major disaster in this conflict saw thousands of one side's soldiers commit suicide after the legates Cotta and Sabinus perished in battle. Cicero wrote an epic poem detailing this conflict, during which an ancillary campaign saw a battle against the essadarii of Cassuvellaunus. That campaign narrowly avoided disaster and was saved when (*) Labienus supplied reinforcements. A major battle during this war was the Battle of the Vosges, which saw the defeat of the leader of the Suebi, Ariovistus. This conflict was effectively brought to an end when the Romans built a wall around the town of Alesia and defeated the forces of Vercingetorix. For 10 points, name this Roman conflict, which was described in a notable work of Julius Caesar.
A famous story from this conflict tells of how Pullo and Vorenus used their personal rivalry to fend off an attack on their winter quarters.
{Gallic} War [accept equivalents]