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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.
Vercingetorix 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. Vercingetorix was named the.
- 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
The Siege of Alesia in 52 BC was the final and decisive battle in Vercingetorix's revolt against Rome. The Romans, under the command of Julius Caesar, had surrounded the fortified city, effectively trapping Vercingetorix and his Gallic warriors inside.
Jun 24, 2020 · Vercingetorix was a king and commander of the Arverni tribe who led a rebellion against Rome in 52 BC. He fought bravely but lost the Siege of Alesia and was executed by Caesar in 46 BC.
Mar 19, 2024 · As potent to modern national folklore as Boudica (Britannia), Arminius (Germania), Viriathus (Iberia), Calgacus (Caledonia), Tueta (Illyria), or Jugurtha (Numidia), Vercingetorix, to this day, is an inspirational figure of ethnic national resistance.
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.”.
