In a Lionel Royer painting, this leader, mounted on a white horse, surrenders by throwing his arms down at the feet of his victorious opponent, dressed in a red cloak.
Prior to one battle, this man's cavalry swore an oath to "not be received under a roof, nor have access to his children, parents or wife" unless they had "ridden twice through the enemy's column." Due to the pleas of his allies, this man broke off his scorched earth strategy to defend the fortified town of Avaricum. In a Lionel Royer painting, this leader, mounted on a white horse, surrenders by throwing his arms down at the feet of his victorious opponent, dressed in a red cloak. A key stronghold, or oppidum, held by forces under this leader fell after it was surrounded by an inward-facing (*) circumvallation and was prevented from receiving reinforcements with the use of an outward-facing contravallation. Though this man was able to repel a siege of Gergovia, his forces were finally overcome at the Siege of Alesia. For 10 points, name this Arverni chieftain who led Gallic resistance to the conquests of Julius Caesar.
Prior to one battle, this man's cavalry swore an oath to "not be received under a roof, nor have access to his children, parents or wife" unless they had "ridden twice through the enemy's column.
Vercingetorix 