Vercingetorix

American  

[vur-sin-jet-uh-riks, -get-] / ˌvɜr sɪnˈdʒɛt ə rɪks, -ˈgɛt- /

noun

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

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Vercingetorix British  

/ ˌvɜːsɪnˈdʒɛtərɪks /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

One facade is guarded by three gangly giants, Caesar, Archimedes and the Gallic chief Vercingetorix.

From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2016

And three centuries earlier Ottokar and his flaunting chivalry go down before the charge of Rudolf of Hapsburg, like Vercingetorix before Caius Julius.

From The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe by Cramb, J. A. (John Adam)

If you follow this road over the hills you come to the heights where Vercingetorix of the Gauls made his last stand against Julius Cæsar.

From A "Y Girl in France Letters of Katherine Shortall by Shortall, Katherine

Vercingetorix tot continuis incommodis acceptis suos ad concilium convocat.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund

It had grown to twenty when the gods were thanked for the victory over Vercingetorix.

From The Life of Cicero Volume II. by Trollope, Anthony