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.
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
Model of the siege of Avaricum. Museum of the US Military Academy
Modern recreation of Roman fortifications at Alesia
Arverni
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The Arverni were a Gallic people of the late Iron Age and the Roman period, whose territory lay in the Massif Central of central Gaul, in the area of the later Auvergne. They were one of the most powe
Vercingetorix
…Vercingetorix (Latin: ; Gaulish: Uercingetorixs; Ancient Greek: Οὐερκιγγετόριξ ; c. 82 – 46 BC) was a Gallic nobleman and chieftain of the Arverni who united the Gauls in a failed revolt against Rome during the Gallic Wars (58–50 BC). Vercingetorix was born c. 82 BC in Gergovia to Celtillus, an…
Arverni coin depicting a warrior, 5th-1st century BC.
Gold stater depicting an idealised version of Vercingetorix.