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Vercingetorix ( or ; (:werkiŋˈɡetoriːks); 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. Vercingetorix came to power after his formal designation as chieftain of the Arverni at the oppidum Bibracte in 52 BC. He immediately established an alliance with other Gallic tribes, took command and combined all forces, and led them in Gaul's most significant revolt against Roman power. He won the Battle of Gergovia, in which 46 centurions and 700 legionaries died and more than 6,000 people were injured, whereupon Caesar's Roman legions withdrew. However, Caesar had been able to exploit Gaulish internal division to easily subjugate the country, and Vercingetorix's attempt to unite the Gauls against Roman invasion came too late. At the Battle of Alesia, the Romans besieged and defeated his forces and captured him. He was held prisoner for five years. In 46 BC, as part of Caesar's triumph, Vercingetorix was paraded through the streets of Rome and then executed by strangulation on Caesar's orders. Vercingetorix is primarily known through Caesar's ''Commentaries on the Gallic War''. ==Name== The generally accepted view is that ''Vercingetorix'' derives from the Gaulish ''ver-'' ("over, superior" – an etymological cognate of German ''über'', Latin ''super'', or Greek ''hyper''),〔(Proto-Celtic: *wor ), ''An etymological lexicon of Proto-Celtic''〕 ''cingeto-'' ("warrior", related to roots meaning "tread, step, walk", so possibly "infantry"),〔(Proto-Celtic: *kengeto- ), ''An etymological lexicon of Proto-Celtic''〕 and ''rix'' ("king") (cf. Latin ''rex''), thus literally either "great warrior king" or "king of great warriors".〔(Proto-Celtic: *r–g- ), ''An etymological lexicon of Proto-Celtic''〕 In his ''Life of Caesar'', Plutarch renders the name as ''Vergentorix''.〔Plutarch, ''Life of Caesar'' (25 ); (27 ).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vercingetorix」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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