Statue of Vercingetorix by Bartholdi, on Place de Jaude, in Clermont-Ferrand

Vercingetorix on Roman coinage (dated 48 BC). Top: bust right (war chariot on reverse); bottom: tied near war trophy (female head on obverse).

Vercingetorix (wɜːkɪŋˈɛtoɹɪks in Gaulish) born c.82 BC, died 46 BC. was a chieftain of the Gallic tribe of the Arverni.

He led the Gauls in 52 BC against the Roman army in Gaul led by Julius Caesar. Vercingetorix's name in Gaulish means "over-king of the marching men"; the "marching men" would now be called "infantry".