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What happened to Vercingetorix after the Battle of Alesia?
Vercingetorix was taken prisoner and held as a captive in Rome for the next five years awaiting Caesar’s triumph (which was delayed by the Civil War). As was traditional for such captured enemy leaders, he was paraded in the triumph, then taken to the Tullianum and ritually garrotted.
What happened to Vercingetorix after his defeat?
When Caesar had completed the last details of his conquest of Gaul, Vercingetorix was dragged from his prison to appear in Caesar’s triumphal parade through the Roman streets; then he was executed. Although defeated, Vercingetorix’s fame grew, and he became a popular cult figure and legend shortly after his death.
When did Vercingetorix surrender to Caesar?
Vercingetorix was forced to surrender and presented himself to Caesar. Confined and transported to Rome, he languished in the Tullianum for five years before being killed as part of his victor’s triumph in 46 BC.
What became of Vercingetorix?
Vercingetorix was taken to Rome in chains, exhibited in Caesar’s triumph (52), and executed six years later.
Whose armies did Caesar defeat in the civil war that gave Caesar control of Rome?
Pompey
Caesar refused and instead marched on Rome. The war was a four-year-long politico-military struggle, fought in Italy, Illyria, Greece, Egypt, Africa, and Hispania. Pompey defeated Caesar in 48 BC at the Battle of Dyrrhachium, but was himself defeated decisively at the Battle of Pharsalus.
What happened to Vercingetorix?
Vercingetorix was imprisoned in the Tullianum in Rome for almost six years before being publicly displayed in the first of Caesar’s four triumphs in 46 BCE. He was ceremonially strangled at the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus after the triumph. A plaque in the Tullianum indicates that he was beheaded in 49 BCE.
What happened at gergovia?
The Battle of Gergovia took place in 52 BC in Gaul at Gergovia, the chief oppidum (fortified town) of the Arverni. The battle was fought between a Roman Republican army, led by proconsul Julius Caesar, and Gallic forces led by Vercingetorix, who was also the Arverni chieftain. The Gauls won the battle.