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Vercingetorix (d. 52 B.C.) A famous Gallic chieftain who fought against Caesar. The leader of the Arverni tribe, he was captured by Caesar and put to death in 52 B.C.
John Clark Ridpath, Ridpath's History of the World, Vol. II (New York: Merrill & Baker, 1897) 233. (Vercingetorix Surrenders to Cæsar, drawn by A. de Neuville.)
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