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Vercingetorix

Expelled from Gergovia by his own nobles, this Arvernian son of a slain king returns with desperate levies and forges a Gallic coalition under one crown.

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First appearance: Book VII: The Great Gallic Revolt

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Son of Celtillus, expelled from Gergovia but raises a levy, is saluted king, and unites Gallic tribes; defends his actions against accusations of treason.
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Vercingetorix is a young Arvernian noble whose father was executed for aiming at kingship, and he inherits both the ambition and the danger of that name. When his own uncle and the nobles drive him from Gergovia, he…

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JCJulius CaesarEPEporedorixINIndutiomarusVIViridomarusTLTitus LabienusVEVercingetorix

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