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Vercingetorix
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Vercingetorix [L
ver, over;
cinget, warrior;
rex, king]. Historical (d. 45 BC) Gaulish tribal chieftain who opposed Julius
Caesar's conquest of his country. Son of the king of the Arverni people, he lacked the support of other nobles but gained the confidence of the common people, who raised him to kingship in 52 BC. Eventually joined by other Gaulish tribes, he met with considerable success until Caesar besieged him at
Alesia. Forced to surrender, Vercingetorix was exhibited in Caesar's triumph, imprisoned in Rome, and eventually executed. Generally regarded as the first French national hero, his persona has attracted much legend-making. See Jean Markale,
Vercingétorix (Paris, 1982; Monaco, 1995); Jean-Michel Thibaux,
Vercingétorix (Paris, 1994).
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Vercingetorix and the failure of gallic resistance: John Haywood explains why the tactics adopted by the Gallic leader Vercingetorix to resist Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul played into Roman hands.
Magazine article from: History Today; 9/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...of the rising power of Prussia, saw Vercingetorix as a unifying figure whose example...himself. The only contemporary images of Vercingetorix, on his coins, show him to have been...France suffered a humiliating defeat. Vercingetorix was therefore an unintentionally appropriate...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The 'Vercingetorix Complex'
Newspaper article from: ; 12/18/2007; ; 360 words
; ...2007 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The 'Vercingetorix Complex' Byline: International Herald...occasionally suffered from) what I call the Vercingetorix Complex, a fear of having to change...threat to my way of life and values. Vercingetorix's defeat by the Romans may be over...
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Alain Mabanckou. Les petit-fils negres de Vercingetorix.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: World Literature Today; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Mabanckou's fourth novel, Les petits-fils negres de Vercingetorix, unlike his preceding fiction is the spiritual return that...her as she loses her husband to the southern rebels and Vercingetorix. Hortense finds courage and real counsel for her escape...
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Vercingétorix.(TT: Vercingetorix.)(Artículo Breve)(Reseña)
Magazine article from: Epoca; 4/29/2001; ; 529 words
; Jacques Dorfmann es uno de los productores franceses ms conocidos en la actualidad, con una treintena de ttulos en su haber -El crculo rojo, de Jean Pierre Melville; El tro infernal, de Francis Girod; En busca del fuego, de Jean-Jacques Annaud-, que debut en 1987 en la realizacin con una pelcula an
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Druids - Der letzte Kampf gegen Rom
Magazine article from: Film - Dienst; 6/4/2002; ; 700+ words
; 35 452 Druids - Der letzte Kampf gegen Rom Vercingetorix/ Vercingetorix, la lgende du druide roi Frankreich/Kanada...Castro-Vasquez Darsteller: Chistopher Lambert (Vercingetorix), Klaus Maria Brandauer (Julius Csar), Max...
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True or false?(history education)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 12/1/2006; ; 598 words
; ...about the corresponding statement. 1. Vercingetorix inherited the kingdom of Gaul from...and illness.-- 7. Caesar feared Vercingetorix and the power of the Druids.-- 8...reincarnation.-- 10. Caesar defeated Vercingetorix without any Roman reinforcements...
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Spinrad, Norman. The druid king, a novel.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Kliatt; 1/1/2005; ; 617 words
; ...the story of the Gallic chieftain, Vercingetorix, who united the tribes of Gaul against...tribes and manipulating the downfall of Vercingetorix's father, Keltill, a man who wishes...is captured and condemned to death, Vercingetorix takes refuge with the Druids until...
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Ask Calliope.
Magazine article from: Calliope; 11/1/2006; 679 words
; [?] What happened to Vercingetorix after he surrendered to Julius Caesar...first century B.C., Caesar brought Vercingetorix, along with other captives, back to Italy. Vercingetorix remained in prison until 46 B.C...
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Deadly jails.
Magazine article from: Calliope; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...figures were held there. Among them was Vercingetorix, the leader of the Celts, who lived...after surrendering to Julius Caesar, Vercingetorix was taken to Rome and locked in Tullianum...official victory parade, or "triumph." Vercingetorix was then executed in the prison by...
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The ghost cavalry The ghost cavalry Side by side with their horses, Gallic warriors who fell to the might of the Romans.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 5/31/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Romans led by Averni leader Vercingetorix over the winter of 53-52...fatal for him. He had taken Vercingetorix back with him as a captive...was eventually garrotted. Vercingetorix remains today the first hero...
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Vercingetorix
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Vercingetorix Celtic chieftain Vercingetorix (c. 75 BC-c. 46 BC) battled valiantly to keep the...was then called. His troops were defeated at Alesia and Vercingetorix was forced to surrender. Revered in France as its first...
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Caesar, Julius
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
...widespread rebellion against Caesar under Vercingetorix, a nobleman of the tribe of the Arverni...Caesar's forces lost several battles to Vercingetorix and the Arverni. Vercingetorix made the mistake of taking refuge in the...
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Alesia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Gaul, on the site of Alise-Sainte-Reine, near Dijon. It was held by Vercingetorix and his men (52 BC) when Caesar besieged it. Caesar prevented Vercingetorix' allies from raising the siege and starved out the town, thereby ending...
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Auvergnats
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...Gergovie Plateau, near Clermont-Ferrand, was the site of the famous victory by the Arverne (and now French) folk hero Vercingetorix over Julius Caesar in 52 b.c., although the region was later conquered by the Romans. The region's history has been...
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Bibracte
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
...2500 feet) on Mt Beuvray, near the modern town of Autun. Described in the histories of Julius Caesar and defended by Vercingetorix , Bibracte was first excavated in the 19th century. Five separate digs begun in the 1980s revealed thousands of domestic...
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