"Vercingetorix (/\u02CCv\u025Crs\u026An\u02C8d\u0292\u025Bt\u0259r\u026Aks/ VUR-sin-JET-\u0259-riks or /\u02CCv\u025Crs\u026A\u014B\u02C8\u0261\u025Bt\u0259r\u026Aks/ VUR-sing-GET-\u0259-riks; Latin pronunciation: [werki\u014B\u02C8\u0261etori\u02D0ks]; c. 82 BC \u2013 46 BC) was a chieftain of the Arverni tribe; he united the Gauls in a revolt against Roman forces during the last phase of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars.Vercingetorix came to power after his formal designation as chieftain of the Arverni at the oppidum Bibracte in 52 BC."@en . . .