Avaricum
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Avaricum was an oppidum in ancient Gaul, near what is now the city of Bourges. Avaricum, situated in the lands of the Bituriges Cubi, was the largest and best-fortified town within their territory, si
Model of the siege of Avaricum.
Vercingetorix
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Vercingetorix was a Gallic nobleman and chieftain of the Arverni who united the Gauls in a failed revolt against Rome during the Gallic Wars.
Avaricum
…were then almost all killed. The siege occurred during the Great Gallic Revolt of 52 BC, when most Gallic tribes united under the Arvernian chieftain Vercingetorix in an uprising against Roman domination. After suffering defeat at Vellaunodunum, Cenabum, and Noviodunum, Vercingetorix changed tactics. He proposed…
Idealised depiction of Vercingetorix portrayed with the features of Apollo (52 BC)
The plateau of the oppidum of Gergovia, traditionally regarded as the birthplace of Vercingetorix
Modern recreation of Roman fortifications at Alesia