Vercingetorix

Type Figure Region Gaul Time c. -82–-46 Also known as 韦尔琴盖托里克斯、Vercingetorix、高卢维钦托利

First-century BCE Arverni leader who led a pan-Gallic uprising against Caesar's legions, surrendering at Alesia and later executed in Rome.

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c. -82–-53Gergovia · ArverniBorn into the ruling family of the Arverni, his father having been tribal chief. As Roman power penetrated Gaul and inter-tribal tensions grew, Vercingetorix gradually built political influence, becoming a leading candidate to resist Roman expansion.
-52central Gaul · central FranceIn 52 BCE he launched a large-scale uprising, uniting most Gallic tribes against Caesar's legions. Using scorched-earth tactics, sieges of Roman positions, and mobile harassment, he won victories at Gergovia and elsewhere, seriously threatening Roman control of Gaul.
-52–-46Alesia · BurgundyDouble-encircled by Caesar's legions at Alesia, he was forced to surrender after his relief forces were routed. Imprisoned for years, he was executed in Rome during Caesar's Gallic triumph, ending large-scale armed Gallic resistance and completing Rome's conquest of Gaul.

Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico, Book VII — Julius Caesar https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Caesar/Gallic_War*.html
Plutarch, Life of Caesar — Plutarch