Vercingetorix

[ vur-sin-jet-uh-riks, -get- ]

/ ˌvɜr sɪnˈdʒɛt ə rɪks, -ˈgɛt- /

died 45? b.c., Gallic chieftain conquered by Caesar.

Example sentences from the Web for vercingetorix

Vercingetorix had great trouble in rallying them, and he rallied them only to order a general retreat, for which they clamored.

A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times |Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot
At last Vercingetorix, the latest acquisition of which Brent had spoken, was uncovered and trotted around the ring.

A Modern Chronicle, Complete |Winston Churchill
Vercingetorix, on his part, marched along the opposite bank.

History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2 |Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
Vercingetorix fell at Caesar's feet, and made supplication by touch of hand without speaking a word.

A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times |Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot

At the last a general confederacy took up arms against him under the noble Auvernian, Vercingetorix.

The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II) |Henry Osborn Taylor

Vercingetorix

/ (ˌvɜːsɪnˈdʒɛtərɪks) /

died ?45 bc, Gallic chieftain and hero, executed for leading a revolt against the Romans under Julius Caesar (52 bc)