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	The Internet Classics Archive \| The Gallic Wars by Julius Caesar
		When the centurions in the town understood from the signal-making of the Gauls that they were forming some new design, they drew their swords and seized the gates, and recovered all their men safe.
		While these affairs were going on at Gergovia, Convictolanis, the Aeduan, to whom we have observed the magistracy was adjudged by Caesar, being bribed by the Arverni, holds a conference with certain young men, the chief of whom were Litavicus and his brothers, who were born of a most noble family.
		It was resolved that Litavicus should have the command of the ten thousand, which were being sent to Caesar for the war, and should have charge of them on their march, and that his brothers should go before him to Caesar.
	classics.mit.edu /Caesar/gallic.7.7.html (5199 words)

	Gergovia - the famous battle
		Overview: After the capture of Avaricum, Caesar marched with six legions to Gergovia, one of the strongholds of Vervingetorix.
		Intending to completely encircle Gergovia and starve the Gauls inside, Caesar was interrupted by trouble with his Gallic allies the Aedui.
		On the fifth day a slight cavalry skirmish took place ; and having reconnoitred the position of the city, which was set upon a very lofty height, with difficult approaches on every side, he despaired of taking it by storm, and he determined not to attempt a blockade until he had secured his corn supply.
	www.angelfire.com /me/ik/gergovia.html (1613 words)

	Life of Gaius Julius Caesar
		Back at Gergovia Caesar learns that the Gauls are trying to improve their position by securing an area that could prevent Caesar from completely encircling Gergovia.
		Obviously the Romans died on land still held by the enemy, which meant that the attack was pointless for the Romans.
		Gergovia was Caesar's first military defeat and was surely quite humiliating for him personally.
	www.geocities.com /caesarkevin/caesar5.html (4423 words)

	:: antiri e books :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Near the hill fort of Gergovia, with favorable ground for a defensive stand, Vercingetorix stopped and prepared to meet Caesar.
		Realizing that Gergovia would have to end in his first humiliating defeat, Caesar built a bridge across the Allier, and retreated out of reach of the enemy.
		With an alleged army of some 80,000 men, Vercingetorix and his army were in shock from Caesar's Germanic cavalry allies and were in no condition to meet the 60,000 Romans Legionaries on the battlefield.
	www.antiri.com /news.html (3683 words)

	Gergovia in question (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Relatively recently, Gergovia was placed on the Merdogne plateau by Napoleon the 3rd.
		Placing Gergovia at the Crest, in a medieval-style town, fortified and walled-in in the fashion of the Greeks, forces historians to correct their vision of History.
		If Gergovia is indeed at the Crest, then the site must be preserved, but nobody knows whether the inhabitants would be in favor of it.
	kidslink.bo.cnr.it /irrsaeer/lat/oppida/gergque.html (419 words)

	GMT GAMES: Project 500 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Battle of Gergovia was Caesar's failed attempt to wipe out the threat of a large Gallic uprising by isolating and defeating a gathering of the Arverni, plus several other Gallic contingents, under their new chieftain, Vercingetorix.
		The terrain is not overly conducive to linear combat, the approach to Gergovia being fairly steep and somewhat rocky, but Caesar, Roman that he is, has already built two camps and a sunken trench for easy movement.
		Gergovia is a tough game for either side, as the options and possible strategies are multiple.
	www.gmtgames.com /gbgergov/main.html (360 words)

	INTERVIEW WITH GERGOVIA
		As for the influence, i don't listen to music when i compose to be the least to influence possible, but i think that really operate (laugh).
		If you doesn't have a true leader who fixes a control and a strict direction it's lost in advance, you permanently make compromises for one or other and finally you doesn't advance, it's for that, that i wanted to remain alone.
		The process is very simple, i takes my guitar tests to find The riff which kills and to find an environment, when i finally found all these components i compose the battery, come the second guitar, the bass, the lyrics and finally a little parts of keyboards.
	www.musicextreme.com /gergovia.htm (620 words)

	Freefire Zone Forums - Caesar vs Vercingetorix
		Caesar managed to occupy a hilly postion opposite the town and establish a small garrison, which he connected to the main camp by means of a double ditch and rampart.
		The action at Gergovia amounted to the most serious reverse that Caesar faced in the whole of the Gallic wars.
		The Gallic leader hoped to repeat the experience of Gergovia, but he now saw that Caesar was bent on a massive blocade.
	www.freefirezone.net /printthread.php?t=2835 (1628 words)

	Roman Heroics Main Page
		This passage describes a certain incident during the Alesian campaign at the battle of Gergovia in the spring of 52 BC.
		Despite an initial success, it becomes clear to Petronius that his action was ill-considered and he chooses to sacrifice his own life in order to buy time for his men to retreat.
		He never takes the town, the Aeduan tribe that had previously been Caesar's ally rebels and joins Vercingetorix, and the Gauls are inspired by the short-lived victory to continue the revolt until their defeat at Alesia.
	www-unix.oit.umass.edu /~glawall/Caesar/rh/heroics.html (955 words)

	Julius Caesar - Crystalinks
		A Roman attempt to storm Gergovia was repulsed and resulted in heavy Roman losses--the first outright defeat that Caesar had suffered in Gaul.
		Caesar then defeated an attack on the Roman army on the march and was thus able to besiege Vercingetorix in Alesia, to the northwest of Dijon.
		Alesia, like Gergovia, was a position of great natural strength, and a large Gallic army came to relieve it; but this army was repulsed and dispersed by Caesar, and Vercingetorix then capitulated.
	www.crystalinks.com /juliuscaesar.html (4848 words)

	Trumpet calls and Gergovia
		To state that Caesar's troops were carried away at Gergovia, or that they didn't hear the trumpets sounding the recall is putting too much trust on Caesar's relation of the event, I think.
		I've been to Gergovia and I really can't see where and how someone could not have heard trumpets unless existed then a weird acoustic phenomenon.
		The Romans may not have been carried away; they may just have followed the roman military doctrine of smashing through the center, exploiting holes in the enemy lines and offensive posture at all times and at all costs.
	www.ancientsites.com /aw/Post/357157 (314 words)

	News from Gergovia
		A few days ago 40 horses skeletons were fond in 5 different rectangular pits near the Gergovia, or Gorgobina in gallic, hill of glorious memory.
		From the few pictures I've seen they are neatly aligned sideways, much like another rectangular pit were the skeletons of horses and men were found a few months back.
		It could be either the sacrifice of the mounts of fallen warriors, or a propitiatory sacrifice before the battle.
	www.ancientworlds.net /40964 (217 words)

	Clermont-Ferrand city hall : Enjoy the city - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		There is proof that the Celts probably settled here around the IV th century BC, for numerous buildings, kilns and pieces of pottery have come to light.
		During the conquest of Gaul, Julius Caesar was confronted with strong résistance led by the Arvern Chieftain Vercingetorix, being beaten by the latter at the battle of Gergovia : the Gergovia oppidum was located close to the present-day city of Clermont-Ferrand.
		The town which gradually grew in importance during Gallo-Roman times was known as Augustonemetum : originally it was not enclosed but spread over a large area, being a centre not only for communications but probably also for government.
	www.ville-clermont-ferrand.fr /uk/aimeruk/histuk/index.asp (804 words)

	Caesar: A Sketch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Labienus, with four legions, was sent to compose the country between Sens and Paris.
		The bridges on the Allier were broken, but Caesar seized and repaired one of them and carried his army over.
		The town of Gergovia stood on a high plateau, where the rivers rise which run into the Loire on one side and into the Dordogne on the other.
	www.manybooks.net /pages/froudejaetext058cesr10/298.html (291 words)

	Gergovia (English) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Drawing; Gergovia in question; Plan of the battle of Gergovia (warning: big picture, takes a while to load)
		He posted two legions there, and ran a double ditch, twelve feet broad in each case, from the greater to the lesser camp, so that even single soldiers could pass to and fro safe from a sudden onset of the enemy.
		Plan of the battle of Gergovia (warning: big picture, takes a while to load)
	kidslink.bo.cnr.it /irrsaeer/lat/oppida/gerg736e.html (357 words)

	Julius Caesar
		The charismatic leader Vercingetorix had formed a coalition of Gallic tribes, and a widespread revolt began to rage throughout Gaul.
		Caesar, eager to put a quick end to the unrest, marched on the hill fort of Gergovia which was the home of Vercingetorix's own tribe - the Arverni.
		While Caesar intended only to lay siege to the fortress, his overeager legions assaulted the oppidum directly, disobeying the order to halt.
	www.koiosworks.com /rome/battles_gergovia.htm (133 words)

	CaesarGallico07A - Books - b r a y d e n . o r g (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		caes.gal.7.12 :[7.12] Vercingetorix, when he ascertained the arrival of Caesar, desisted from the siege [of Gergovia], and marched to meet Caesar.
		caes.gal.7.37 :[7.37] While these affairs were going on at Gergovia, Convictolanis, the Aeduan, to whom we have observed the magistracy was adjudged by Caesar, being bribed by the Arverni, holds a conference with certain young men, the chief of whom were Litavicus and his brothers, who were born of a most noble family.
		caes.gal.7.42 :[7.42] While these things are going on at Gergovia, the Aedui, on receiving the first announcements from Litavicus, leave themselves no time to ascertain the truth of those statements.
	www.brayden.org /twiki/bin/view/Books/CaesarGallico07A (3703 words)

	Battle of Gergovia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Battle of Gergovia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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	Gergovia
		In 52 BC Gergovia was the stronghold of Vercingetorix.
		After conquering Avaricum, Caesar took six legions onward to Gergovia where he attempted a siege.
		After Vercingetorix moved on, they rebuilt one of the bridges and went on to attempt the siege of Gergovia.
	www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Article/414503 (210 words)

	gergovia - OneLook Dictionary Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		We found 2 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word gergovia:
		Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "gergovia" is defined.
		GERGOVIA : 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica [home, info]
	onelook.com /?w=gergovia (70 words)

	Bloggus Caesari: 10. Vercingetorix (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The 10th and 7th legions are my best; I'll send the 7th with Labienus along with the 12th, 15th and 16th - their task will be to defeat the rebellious tribes around the town of Paris and secure the area.
		After a brief cavalry skirmish, we are now at Gergovia and are setting up camp.
		The 10th legion followed orders exactly and stayed back, while the others - led by the 8th - had almost scaled the walls of the town when the diverted forces returned to defend their town.
	www.sankey.ca /caesar/cat_10_vercingetorix.html (7423 words)

	Ancient Celtic Warfare
		In the last years of the war against Rome, the Gauls more or less united under the leadership of an Avernian noble named Vercingetorix.
		Though Vercingetorix won some battles against Caesar (who was barely able to save his own life in the battle of Gergovia in 52 BCE), but he was finally defeated in the battle of Alesia in the same year.
		In the second quarter of the 1st century AD the Romans conquered Britain as part of a number of relatively limited battles.
	www.applewarrior.com /celticwell/ejournal/beltane/warfare.htm (2672 words)

	The Roman Empire
		Vercingetorix was at Gergovia long before Caesar and had set up encampments there.
		While at Gergovia and inspecting the defense works, he noticed that one hill that had been full of troops a few days ago, was now empty.
		After questioning some deserters and comparing with his own sources, he realised that they had moved to fortify a ridge on one side of the hill which lead almost directly to the oppidum.
	www.iol.ie /~coolmine/typ/romans/romans6.html (2878 words)

	Gergovia
		Gergovia was home to the Averni Tribe, and also to Vercingetorix.
		It was he who gave Julius Caesar his only defeat in the Gallic wars.
		We know these people were farmers and herders, they worked in pottery and metals, and they dyed and wove colorful cloth.
	www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Board/433522 (119 words)

	USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Julius Caesar: The Gallic Wars ~ September 16, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		To deal with the now widespread revolt, Caesar divided his legions: he himself led six legions in the direction of Gergovia, the main stronghold of the Averni, while Titus Labienus took four legions into the lands of the Senones and the Parisii, further to the north.
		Caesar's efforts before Gergovia led to as near a military defeat as he ever suffered in Gaul, and he was forced to withdraw.
		After inconclusive contests with Caesar at Gergovia, Vercingetorix was persuaded to invest the citadel of Alesia, the capital of the Mandubrii, as his base, and to attack Caesar's army (en route to the lands of the Sequani) with his vastly superior cavalry forces.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/983369/posts (9939 words)

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	Romans in "Asterix" quiz
		Which centurion tries to get hold of the receipe of the potion which makes him invulnerable, and in the end, gets sent to outer Mongolia by Caesar, as punishment?
		Who is the spy sent to the households of Gergovia to find out about the chieftan's shield?
		What is the name of the special envoy of Julius Caesar in Gergovia?
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz/quiz19841616b8488.html (192 words)

	Anth112zDiss9 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		What again was the significance of Gergovia in history?
		Describe the ceremony that occured at Gergovia in 1942.
		How did the ceremony link Vercingetorix and the Gauls to Petain and his government?
	titicaca.ucsb.edu /cotahuasi/courses/anth112z/anth112zDiss9.htm (757 words)

	Dawn of War Files - Gergovia redux Info
		Dawn of War Files - Gergovia redux Info
		Gergovia Redux, andquot;the doomed pustule of Mudlandandquot;, is the key point that overhangs the Katalaunic Fields, a desert of wind and mud, a land of misery.
		Hundred times the fortress holded on, hundred times it fell.
	dawnofwar.filefront.com /file/Gergovia_redux;33358 (1049 words)

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