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Vercingetorix

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Vercingetorix (; ; ; – 46 BC) was a Gallic nobleman and chieftain of the Arverni who united the Gauls in a failed revolt against Rome during the Gallic Wars (58–50 BC).

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Vercingetorix was a male traditional leader and military personnel from the Arverni. Born in Gergovie in 80 BCE, he was the son of Celtillus and a relative of Vercassivellaunos. He participated in the Gallic War.

He died in Rome in 46 BCE. His manner of death was capital punishment, with causes listed as garrote, hanging to death, and asphyxia. He is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and Pauly–Wissowa.

Synthesized by Vinony from 27 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
2

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  • Repertorio de jurisprudência do Código civil ...
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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
NL

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
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Total plays
131

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1 total works indexed

  1. ATUALIZAÇÃO DA AUTOMAÇÃO DE CALDEIRAS

    · 2007

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Key facts

Officeholder.name
Vercingetorix
Officeholder.office
King of the Arverni
Officeholder.image
File:Vercingétorix statère Gallica avers.jpg
Officeholder.caption
Idealised depiction of Vercingetorix portrayed with the features of Apollo (52 BC)
Officeholder.birth_date
c. 82 BC (traditional)
Officeholder.birth_place
Gergovia
Officeholder.death_date
46 BC (aged 36–37)
Officeholder.death_place
Rome, Italy, Roman Republic

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Encyclopedic overview

26 sections
Contents
  • Name
  • Biography
  • Sources
  • Background and early life
  • Seizure of power in Gergovia
  • First battles against Rome
  • Siege of Gergovia
  • Battle of Alesia
  • Reddition
  • Imprisonment and death
  • Ancient views
  • Gallic depictions
  • Romans and Greeks
  • Later reception
  • Middle Ages and early modern period
  • 19th-century romanticism and nationalism
  • Legacy in arts and culture
  • Visual arts
  • Literature and poetry
  • Opera
  • Popular culture
  • References
  • Notes
  • Primary sources
  • Bibliography
  • Further reading

Vercingetorix (; ; ; – 46 BC) was a Gallic nobleman 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 Arverni. In early 52 BC, Vercingetorix was exiled by pro-Roman factions for seeking to incite a revolt against Rome, but returned with supporters, expelled his opponents, and was proclaimed king, before calling for a broader Gallic revolt against Caesar's conquest of Gaul.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vercingetorix” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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