Gergovia

Gergovia
Plan of the mountain of Gergovia and its environs
Etymology: Gaulish

Gergovia was a Gaulish town in modern Auvergne in the upper part of the basin of the Allier,[1] near present-day Clermont-Ferrand and Gergovie. The site is uncertain.[2] It was the capital of the Averni.[3] It was the town of the Boii.[4]

It was the chief town of the Arverni and the site of the Battle of Gergovia in 52 BC.[5] The battle was fought between a Roman Republic army, led by proconsul Julius Caesar and Gallic forces led by Vercingetorix.[6] The Gauls won the battle.

Caesar marched south with six legions with the intention of taking the hill town of Gergovia.[1] This was the most signal failure in Gallia.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Smith 1854, p. 959.
  2. ↑ Smith 1854, p. 30.
  3. ↑ Smith 1854, p. 228.
  4. ↑ Smith 1854, p. 416.
  5. ↑ "Battle of Gergovia". unrv.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Rickard, J. (24 March 2009). "Siege of Gergovia, May 52 BC". History of War. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

Bibliography

  • Long, George (1872). The Decline of the Roman Republic. 4. Bell & Daldy. p. 449.
  • Smith, William (1854). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. 1. Little, Brown & Company.
  • Media related to Gergovia at Wikimedia Commons

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