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

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient settlement ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
hilltop oppidum ⓘ
associatedWith Arverni tribe ⓘ
linked to: Arverni

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vercingetorix → birthPlace → Gergovia ⓘ
Battle of Gergovia → location → Gergovia ⓘ
Arverni → capital → Gergovia ⓘ