Vercingetorix

Vercingetorix (c. 82 BCE – 46 BCE) is the chieftain of the Arverni tribe, who unites the Gauls in an ultimately unsuccessful revolt against Roman forces during the last phase of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars.

Vercingetorix comes to power in 52 BCE, when he raises an army and is proclaimed king at Gergovia.

He soon establishes an alliance with other tribes and takes control of their combined armies, leading them in Gaul's most significant revolt against Roman power.

Vercingetorix surrenders to the Romans after being defeated at the Battle of Alesia in 52 BCE, after which he is imprisoned for five years.

In 46, he is paraded through Rome as part of Caesar's triumph before being executed.

Vercingetorix is primarily known through Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico.

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