Uxellodunum was the Gallic hilltop town that became the site of the last major siege of Caesar’s Gallic War. The siege took place in 51 BC, a year after the Roman victory at Alesia.
The fortified settlement stood in the territory of the Cadurci in southern Gaul. Rebel leaders Lucterius and Drapes gathered resistance there after other Gallic forces had been defeated. Roman legates Gaius Caninius Rebilus and Gaius Fabius surrounded the town, while Caesar later arrived personally to ensure that the revolt was crushed.
Rather than relying only on a direct assault, the Romans targeted the defenders’ water supply. Caesar’s engineers built siege works and attacked access to a spring, eventually forcing the inhabitants to surrender. Caesar then imposed a severe punishment: surviving men of military age were reportedly mutilated and dispersed as a warning to other communities.
Uxellodunum is often confused with Gergovia or Alesia. Gergovia was a Roman defeat in 52 BC, and Alesia was the decisive siege of Vercingetorix. Uxellodunum instead marked the final major armed resistance before Gaul was considered pacified.