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The Arverni were one of the mightiest Celtic peoples of Gaul, settled in today's Auvergne. Before the Roman conquest they contended with the Aedui for supremacy in Gaul.
In 52 BC the young Arvernian prince Vercingetorix rose against Rome – and achieved what none had before: he united the quarrelling tribes into a common revolt. With scorched-earth tactics he put Caesar in serious difficulty.
At Gergovia Vercingetorix even beat Caesar. But in the fortress of Alesia he was besieged; Caesar's double ring of siege works held even against the huge Gallic relief army. Vercingetorix surrendered to save his people – and was executed years later in Rome.
"Of all these the Belgae are the bravest … yet Gaul rose as a whole."freely after Caesar, The Gallic War (public domain, own translation)
The Arverni stand for the last great fight for freedom of the Celts. Continue with their rivals, the Aedui, and the Senones.
The Aedui · The Senones · The Celtic Warriors · The Helvetii · The Druids.
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