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    was beheaded in 49 BC. Napoleon III erected a 7-metre-tall (23 ft) Vercingétorix monument in 1865, created by the sculptor Aimé Millet, on the supposed...
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    atop monument Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA21000061 Vercingétorix Monument Statue of Vercingetorix, Art and Architecture, 2006 Hermannsdenkmal (Germany)...
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    conquered the remainder of Gaul and overcame a revolt by Gallic chieftain Vercingetorix in 52 BC. Gaul was divided by Augustus into provinces and many cities...
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  • Asterix and the Chieftain's Daughter (French: La Fille de Vercingétorix, "The Daughter of Vercingetorix") is the 38th book in the Asterix series, and the fourth...
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    tribes' internal divisions eased victory for Caesar. Gallic chieftain Vercingetorix's attempt to unite the Gauls under a single banner came too late. Caesar...
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  • Druids (film) (category Cultural depictions of Vercingetorix)
    Druids (French: Vercingétorix: La Légende du druide roi) is a 2001 epic historical drama film directed by Jacques Dorfmann. It stars Christopher Lambert...
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    sphere of influence included the regions of Languedoc and Aquitaine. Vercingetorix became their king in 52 BC. His father and predecessor, Celtillos, had...
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  • Battle of Gergovia (category Vercingetorix)
    18, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021. A historic site Puy-de-Dôme : Vercingétorix a son musée sur le plateau de Gergovie. October 22, 2019. The full text...
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    Battle of Alesia (category Vercingetorix)
    against a confederation of Gallic tribes united under the leadership of Vercingetorix of the Arverni. It was the last major engagement between Gauls and Romans...
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  • The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky Vaslav Nijinsky Derek Jacobi The Gaul Vercingetorix Christopher Lambert A Huey P. Newton Story Huey P. Newton Roger Guenveur...
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    source for the coinage of Arverni, especially of those attributed to Vercingétorix . A study by Sylvia Nieto and Jean-Noël Barrandon regarding Arverni...
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    of central Gaul, led by Vercingetorix of the Averni. Caesar was initially defeated at Gergovia before besieging Vercingetorix at Alesia. After becoming...
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    Arvernian chief Vercingetorix led the Gallic revolt against the armies of Caesar. After an initial victory at the Battle of Gergovia, Vercingetorix was defeated...
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    Alesia (city) (category Vercingetorix)
    Battle of Alesia in 52 BC that marked the defeat of the Gauls under Vercingetorix by the Romans under Julius Caesar. Caesar described the battle in detail...
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    Commentarii de Bello Gallico, as part of his account of his siege of Vercingetorix in Alesia. Faulkner, Neil (17 February 2011). "The Official Truth: Propaganda...
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    Parides vercingetorix is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to French Guiana. Formerly, this species was known as Parides...
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    in the names of several ancient Gauls such as Celtillus, father of Vercingetorix. He suggests it meant the people or descendants of "the hidden one"...
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    remain in power as consuls. 52–51 BC Gallic Wars Gaul Gauls, led by Vercingetorix The Gallic revolt was crushed by Julius Caesar 49–45 BC Great Roman...
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    Caesar, and Vercingetorix's attempt to unite the Gauls against Roman invasion came too late. Julius Caesar was checked by Vercingetorix at a siege of...
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    BC, intent on denying its grain and steel to the rebellious Gauls. Vercingetorix, aware that he had already been bested three times, decided to change...
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    Highlander: Endgame Connor MacLeod English 2001 Aparté Short film 2001 Druids Vercingetorix English as Christophe Lambert 2001 Mazinkaiser Additional Voices Video...
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    in large-scale military operations, such as those led by Brennus and Vercingetorix. They followed an ancient Celtic religion overseen by druids. The Gauls...
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    Gallic tribe who once occupied the area. In 52 BC, Arverni chieftain Vercingetorix mounted a fierce resistance against the military forces of Julius Caesar...
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    Lusitanian Viriathus, the Numidian Jugurtha, the Pontic king Mithridates VI, Vercingetorix of the Arverni tribe of Gaul, and the Egyptian queen Cleopatra. At home...
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  • The Druid King (category Cultural depictions of Vercingetorix)
    script for Vercingétorix, la Légende du Druide Roi, a French language film. While working on the script for the French Language film Vercingétorix, la Légende...
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  • "Triumph", "The Spoils", and "Kalends of February". Vercingetorix Giovanni Calcagno [it] Vercingetorix 1.1, 1.10 "King of the Gauls," he appears in "The...
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    failed, and the Gauls staged a mass revolt under the leadership of Vercingetorix in 52 BC. Gallic forces won a notable victory at the Battle of Gergovia...
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    leading up to a spiral staircase. The three giant stones were named after Vercingétorix, Archimedes and Julius Caesar, the names of each hand-carved by Cheval...
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    prices 11 of the 40 paintings exhibited. He set up an apartment at 6 rue Vercingétorix, on the edge of the Montparnasse district frequented by artists, and...
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    (French: monument de Gergovie) or Memorial to Vercingetorix (French: monument commémoratif à Vercingétorix) is a monument by the Clermontois architect Jean...
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