Vercingetorix
![Gold stater of Vercingetorix, Cabinet des Médailles. This depiction is idealized and/or symbolic.[1]](/Images/godic/202501/03/Vercingetorix_statère_MAN2031.jpg")
![Celtic Gallia and Roman Republic in 58 BC.](/Images/godic/202501/03/Cesare_prima_Gallia_58_a.C._jpg2032.jpg")
![Vercingetorix throws down his arms at the feet of Julius Caesar. Painting by Lionel Royer.](/Images/godic/202501/03/Siege-alesia-vercingetorix-jules-cesar2032.jpg")
![Statue of Vercingetorix by Frédéric Bartholdi, on Place de Jaude, in Clermont-Ferrand, France.](/Images/godic/202501/03/Statue-vercingetorix-jaude-clermont2032.jpg")
Vercingetorix (/ˌvɜːrsɪnˈdʒɛtərɪks/ VUR-sin-JET-ə-riks or /ˌvɜːrsɪŋˈɡɛtərɪks/ VUR-sing-GET-ə-riks; Latin pronunciation: [werkiŋˈɡetoriːks]; c. 82 BC – 46 BC) was a chieftain of the Arverni tribe; he united the Gauls in a revolt against Roman forces during the last phase of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars.