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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.
Vercingétorix, né aux environs de 82 av. J.-C. note 1 sur le territoire arverne, l'actuelle Auvergne, et mort à l'automne 46 av. J.-C. dans une prison de Rome, est le chef et le roi du peuple celte des Arvernes 2.
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
Mar 19, 2024 · Run close to defeat by a stubborn Gallic foe, Caesar reveals a highly capable leader who deployed sophisticated strategies and tactics to resist the Roman conquest. But who Vercingetorix was as a man is difficult to gauge, and what Caesar’s true feelings towards him were is complex.
Jun 2, 2019 · Few withstood Julius Caesar for long, but Vercingetorix, son of Celtillus the Avernian, managed to hold him off during the Gallic Wars.
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.
