Vercingetorix

79 BC–45 BC

protohistoric chieftain of the Arverni tribe, defeated by Julius Caesar during the Gallic wars

military personnel · traditional leader or chief

Born in Gergovie

Contemporaries

People who walked the earth at the same time as Vercingetorix:

• Julius Caesar (99 BC–43 BC)
• Augustus (62 BC–14)
• Virgil (69 BC–18 BC)
• Cicero (106 BC–42 BC)
• Cleopatra (68 BC–29 BC)
• Horace (64 BC–7 BC)
• Lucretius (93 BC–54 BC)
• Catullus (83 BC–53 BC)

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