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One of the most famous barbarians in early Roman history was Vercingetorix (82-46 BC), chieftain of the Arverni, and commander of the rebellious Gauls in their uprising against Rome. An astute general, Julius Caesar, scattered the rebellious Gallic armies and trapped Vercingetorix in a fortified hilltop city, Alesia. Caesar's legions build extensive fortifications, trenches, and fields of traps around Alesia, directed inward and outward. A barbarian relief army tried to break in while Big V's army at Alesia tried to break out, but was unsuccessful and that particular barbarian uprising was effectively crushed and Gaul was brought back to Roman authority.
Pic: Statue de Vercingétorix par Bartholdi, Place de Jaude, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France.
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