Gergovia

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Gergovia was an ancient Arvernian hilltop settlement in Gaul, best known as the site where Vercingetorix won a major victory over Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars.

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Label Occurrences
Gergovia canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient settlement
archaeological site
hilltop oppidum
associatedWith Arverni tribe NERFINISHED
Julius Caesar NERFINISHED
Vercingetorix NERFINISHED
attackedBy Julius Caesar NERFINISHED
Roman legions NERFINISHED
country France
culture Celtic
dateOfEvent 52 BC
defendedBy Vercingetorix NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Gergovie (French) NERFINISHED
hasEvent Battle of Gergovia (52 BC) NERFINISHED
hasHeritageStatus protected archaeological site (France)
hasTopography hilltop position
steep slopes
inhabitedBy Arverni NERFINISHED
knownFor Battle of Gergovia NERFINISHED
Vercingetorix’s victory over Julius Caesar
languageOfInhabitants Gaulish
locatedIn Gaul NERFINISHED
territory of the Arverni
locatedInPresentDay France NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Auvergne NERFINISHED
locatedNear Clermont-Ferrand NERFINISHED
mentionedBy Julius Caesar NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Commentarii de Bello Gallico NERFINISHED
modernSiteType archaeological park
nearbyCity Clermont-Ferrand NERFINISHED
partOf Arvernian territory
Gallic Wars NERFINISHED
region Puy-de-Dôme department NERFINISHED
resultOfBattle Gallic victory
Roman defeat
situatedOn plateau of Gergovie NERFINISHED
strategicImportance strong defensive position
timePeriod Iron Age
Roman Republican era NERFINISHED

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Vercingetorix birthPlace Gergovia
Battle of Gergovia location Gergovia
Arverni capital Gergovia