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Cause of death. Execution by strangling. Vercingetorix ( Latin: [wɛrkɪŋˈɡɛtɔriːks]; Greek: Οὐερκιγγετόριξ [u.erkiŋɡeˈtoriks]; c. 80 – 46 BC) was a Gallic king and chieftain of the Arverni tribe who united the Gauls in a failed revolt against Roman forces during the last phase of Julius Caesar 's Gallic Wars.
May 24, 2024 · Vercingetorix (died 46 bce) was a chieftain of the Gallic tribe of the Arverni whose formidable rebellion against Roman rule was crushed by Julius Caesar. Caesar had almost completed the subjugation of Gaul when Vercingetorix led a general uprising of the Gauls against him in 52 bce.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 14, 2016 · Vercingetorix (82-46 BCE) was a Gallic chieftain who rallied the tribes of Gaul (modern-day France) to repel the Roman invasion of Julius Caesar in 52 BCE. His name means "Victor of a Hundred Battles" and was not his birth name but a title and the only name he is known by.
- Joshua J. Mark
In the shadows of history, one figure stands tall amidst the ruins of the ancient world, defying the seemingly invincible force of Rome at its zenith. His name is Vercingetorix - a man whose very name echoes the struggle for freedom and independence of a people known as the Gauls.
Mar 19, 2024 · Statue of Vercingetorix, by Francesco Pierantoni, Source: Flickr. Emerging in the later stages of the Gallic Wars (58-50 BCE), Vercingetorix was a pivotal figure in the Gallic resistance against Roman subjugation.
Jun 2, 2019 · Most of what we know about Vercingetorix appears in Caesar’s infamous — and biased — memoirs, leaving us little to go on. In fact, perhaps Vercingetorix was even not his birth name. Scholars believe that, in a proto-Celtic tongue, “Vercingetorix” roughly translates to “the greatest king of warriors.”.
Jun 24, 2020 · While Caesar conquered one tribe, the other was about to rebel, and among the Gauls, he had the greatest enemy -Vercingetorix, who learned the tactics and strategy of the Romans. Perhaps he secretly dreamed of achieving something similar to what his father, unfortunately, could not.
