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
Gergovia
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Gergovia was a Gaulish town in modern Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in the upper part of the basin of the Allier, near present-day Clermont-Ferrand. It was the capital of the Arverni. The city of Gergovia had
Vercingetorix
…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 Arvenian aristocrat who was murdered around 70–60 BC by members of his own people for attempting to establish kingship among the…
View of the Gergovia plateau
Wall remains on the Gergovia plateau
Sequani coin 5th to 1st century BCE