VERCINGETORIX

vûrˌsĭnjĕtˈərĭks, d. 46 b.c., leader of the Gauls, a chieftain of the Arverni. He was the leader of the great revolt against the Romans in 52 b.c. Julius Caesar, upon hearing of the trouble, rushed to put it down. Vercingetorix was, however, an able leader and adopted the policy of retreating to heavy, natural fortifications and burning the Gallic towns to keep the Roman soldiers from living off the land. Caesar and his chief lieutenant Labienus lost in minor engagements, but when Vercingetorix shut himself up in Alesia and summoned all his Gallic allies to attack the besieging Romans, the true brilliance of Caesar appeared. He defeated the Gallic relieving force and took the fortress. Vercingetorix was captured and, after gracing Caesar's triumphal return to Rome, was put to death.

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books on: Vercingetorix  - 348 results

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Dictionary of World Biography: The Ancient World - Vol. 1
Book by Frank N. Magill; Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998
Subjects: World History
...conspiracy turned quickly to the youthful Vercingetorix as commander-in-chief, showing...the Roman threat for what it was. Vercingetorix swiftly welded a confederacy of Celtic...areas already conquered by the Romans. Vercingetorix hoped to smash the Roman presence in...
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The Great Battles of Antiquity: A Strategic and Tactical Guide to Great Battles That Shaped the Development of War
Book by Richard A. Gabriel, Donald W. Boose Jr.; Greenwood Press, 1994
Subjects: Battles, Military History, Ancient, Strategy
...Agedincum before they set out again in search of Vercingetorix. Vercingetorix kept to his plan to avoid a pitched battle against...engage the enemy only in defense or ambush. Vercingetorix had 80,000 infantry and 15,000 cavalry in...
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Caesar: A Biography
Book by Gérard Walter, Emma Craufurd, Therese Pol; Charles Scribners Sons, 1952
Subjects: Caesar, Julius, Emperors--Rome--Biography
...PAGE 267 The biographies of Vercingetorix, the greater part of them strongly...ideas are to be found in the Vercingetorix of M.-M. Gorce Paris, 1935...graph of Norris, Caesar and Vercingetorix Cambridge, 1931 , conscientiously...
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Ancient Supplication
Book by F. S. Naiden; Oxford University Press, 2006
Subjects: Prayer--Greece, Prayer--Rome, Religion And Law--Greece, Religion And Law--Rome, Rites And Ceremonies--Greece, Rites And Ceremonies--Rome
...SUPPLICATION, REPUBLIC, AND PRINCIPATE When Vercingetorix supplicated Caesar, he cited their...com- mon in the situation in which Vercingetorix found himself: surrender to Rome...the fall of Alesia to the Romans, Vercingetorix had been able to escape, ... but...
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American Anthropology, 1971-1995: Papers from the American Anthropologist
Book by Regna Darnell; University of Nebraska Press, 2002
depictions of Vercingetorix. One statue of 1872 by Chatrousse...symbolism to the extreme by depicting Vercingetorix and Joan of Arc advancing hand...40-meter statue of a mounted Vercingetorix resting on a pedestal composed...
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journal articles on: Vercingetorix  - 15 results

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Parsifal / Druidess: Unfolding a Lithographic Metamorphosis by Odilon Redon
Journal article by Dario Gamboni; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 89, 2007
Subjects: Art history, Disc jockeys
...1887, Schure published a drama entitled Vercingetorix, which attempted to enlist Velleda in...generation" might find new vigor.50 Vercingetorix is built around two figures, Vercingetorix and Gwynfea, "the free Hero and the...
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Eliseo Diego and Fairy Tales
Journal article by Mark Weiss; Marvels & Tales, Vol. 23, 2009
Subjects: Fairy tales
...land of forests, the heart of Gaul and birthplace of Vercingetorix, the hero who defied the power of Rome, the strength of...government explains what would seem the gratuitous mention of Vercingetorix. Implicit is a reference to Cubas defiance of the imperial...
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To Paris and Back: Seeking a Balance
Journal article by Patricia D. Duffy; Research in African Literatures, Vol. 31, 2000
Subjects: Africa--History, African Fiction--History And Criticism, African Literature--History And Criticism, African Poetry--History And Criticism, Postcolonialism--Africa
...albeit within France: -- Nous, sommes tous descendants de Vercingetorix! -- Oui, maetre! -- Notre pays, la France, a une...pas les memes moustaches. -- We are all descendants of Vercingetorix! -- Yes, sir! -- Our country, France, has a surface...
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Family Values and the Radio: The 1937 Radio Elections and the Miniseries France
Journal article by Joelle Neulander; French Politics, Culture and Society, Vol. 24, 2006
Subjects: Family values--Analysis, Family values--History, Radio broadcasting industry--Elections, Radio broadcasting industry--History
...including acts about the triumph of Joan of Arc, the courage of Vercingetorix, and the bravado of the Sun King. France idealized the...other moments of national destiny in the plays sequences. Vercingetorix and Caesar shared a vision of future French empire and the...
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Is Laïcité the Civil Religion of France?
Journal article by Blandine Chelini-Pont; The George Washington International Law Review, Vol. 41, 2010
Subjects: Civil law, Cultural change, France, Religion, Secularism, United States
...stir up patriotism. Some of the figures who were part mythic and who symbolized heroism and patriotic sacrifice include: Vercingetorix, Joan of Arc,270 the little Barat (a revolutionary child murdered by the reactionary populous of the Vendee region...
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magazine articles on: Vercingetorix  - 11 results

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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 by John Haywood; History Today, Vol. 59, September 2009
Subjects: Gallic Wars, 58-51 BC, Military leaders--Evaluation, Political history--Analysis, Rome (Ancient state)--History, Rome (Ancient state)--Military aspects, Rome (Ancient state)--Political aspects, Vercingetorix--Evaluation
Vercingetorix and the Failure of Gallic Resistance...Tactics Adopted by the Gallic Leader Vercingetorix to Resist Julius Caesars Conquest...the rising power of Prussia, saw Vercingetorix as a unifying figure whose example...
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Historical Novels: After a Period in the Doldrums, Historical Novels Have Become Flavour-of-the-Month Once Again, with New Titles on a Wide Range of Periods and Approaches. Richard Cavendish Settles Down with a Clutch of the Latest Examples
Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 53, May 2003
Subjects: Book reviews, Books--Book reviews, His Spartan (Book), Mary Called Magdalene (Book)--Book reviews, The Coffee Trader (Book)--Book reviews, The Druid King (Book)--Book reviews, The Green and the Gold (Book)--Book reviews, The Sabre's Edge (Book)--Book reviews, When the Emperor Was Divine (Book)--Book reviews
...fiction writer. The druid king, an improbable entity, is Vercingetorix, leader of the resistance to Julius Caesars conquest of...somehow it is not convincing. Little is known of the real Vercingetorix, and this makes things easier for the historical novelist...
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Province of the Past - A Sojourn in the French Departement of the Lot, Where 25,000 Years of Human History Are Clear to See
Magazine article by Peter Davison; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 287, January 2001
Subjects: France--Natural history, Heathlands--France, Moors (Wetlands)--France, Moors and heaths--France
...Murcens, claimed by some to be the site of Uxellodunum, where in 52 B.C. Julius Caesar defeated the great chieftain Vercingetorix and, to discourage further opposition by the contumacious Gauls, chopped off the right hands of 6,000 warriors, thus...
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The Science of Enchantment
Magazine article; Musical Times, Vol. 143, Spring 2002
Subjects: Classical music, Fairs & exhibitions, History, Paris France
...Milhaud, Honegger, Canteloube (the first composer, incidentally, to include the Ondes in an opera: his 1934 epic Vercingetorix uses four of them), Vellones (Karakoram), Messiaen (Fete des belles eaux), Delannoy and Loucheur. These were given...
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The Once & Future Christendom
Magazine article by James P. Pinkerton; American Conservative, Vol. 6, September 10, 2007
Subjects: Christian Islamic relations, Europe, Islam, Muslims, Novels, Social conditions & trends, Terrorism, Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel (1892-1973), Writers
...have remembered "Charles the Hammer" ever since, even naming warships after him. Indeed, across 2,000 years, from Vercingetorix to Charlemagne (Martels grandson) to Napoleon, the French have showed plenty of fight, and usually much skill. Thats...
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newspaper articles on: Vercingetorix  - 11 results

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Thunder of Zeus Is All Wood. the Creaks Are Terrifying
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), November 14, 2010
...Airport, when it comes to honest-togoodness fun. Centred on the indomitable cartoon character - in turn based on the real Vercingetorix, a national hero in France for his defiance of the invading Romans - the park features some amazing funfair rides and is...
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Auvergne; Rambles, No Rumblings; Volcanic Landscapes, Towns from Romans, Middle Ages Invite Strolling and Exploring
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 20, 2007
Subjects: Middle Ages
...logical starting point for a visit to Auvergne; it dates from Roman times. Nearby is the plateau where the Gauls under Vercingetorix defeated Julius Caesars invading army. A grand statue of the young chieftain of the Auverni on horseback graces Clermont...
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Recreation Outlook
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), August 9, 2007
...Soulful blues music at Fifth and A streets. Free. SATURDAY, AUG. 11 Volkswalking - Ages 15 and up. Enjoy a walk at Vercingetorix Winery near Newberg. Walk through the vineyard, a filbert farm, around a pond and along the river. Register at Community...
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The Leader of the Resistance to a Mighty Empire Who Was Revered in Wales - and Also Respected in Rome
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), March 22, 2011
...triumphal procession" in the Roman capital the almost inevitable outcome was death. The garrotting of the Gaulish leader Vercingetorix provided an obvious parallel. In the event, things worked out rather differently - Caratacus made a speech in front of...
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From Big Dipper to Pitch Battles ... It Just Ain't like It Used to Be
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), October 17, 2010
...was nicknamed The Big Dipper or, to give him his full title, Roberto DiPierdomenico. He looked like a sort of latterday Vercingetorix, sporting a long handlebar moustache and standing at around 6ft5in. I half expected him to strip off and beat his chest...
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encyclopedia articles on: Vercingetorix  - 8 results

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Vercingetorix
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
VERCINGETORIX vur sinjet riks, d. 46 b.c...trouble, rushed to put it down. Vercingetorix was, however, an able leader and...lost in minor engagements, but when Vercingetorix shut himself up in Alesia and summoned...
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Alesia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Gaul, on the site of Alise-Sainte-Reine, near Dijon. It was held by Vercingetorix and his men (52 b.c.) when Caesar besieged it. Caesar prevented Vercingetorix allies from raising the siege and starved out the town, thereby ending...
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Caesar, Julius
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and in 54 b.c. he defeated the Britons, led by Cassivellaunus. Caesar met his most serious opposition in Gaul from Vercingetorix , whom he defeated in Alesia in 52 b.c. By the end of the wars Caesar had reduced all Gaul to Roman control. These campaigns...
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France
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...cent. b.c. The conquest of Gaul by Julius Caesar (58 51 b.c.; see Gallic Wars ) became final with the defeat of Vercingetorix . Early in the course of the following five centuries of Roman rule Gaul accepted Latin speech and Roman law, developed...
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Auvergne
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...occupied Auvergne when the Romans arrived. They had one of the most brilliant civilizations of Gaul, and their chieftain, Vercingetorix, led the resistance to Caesar. Auvergne was a part of Roman Aquitaine. It passed to the English in 1154. In the 14th...
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