Vergasillaunus

Family: Arverni · Role: commander · First appears: The Gallic War, Book VII, 71–76

In Book VII of the Gallic War, Vergasillaunus, an Arvernian and a cousin and near relative of Vercingetorix, was appointed one of the commanders entrusted with supreme command. He marched to Alesia with the assembled forces.

After Caesar’s forces defeated the Gallic attack and routed the enemy, Vergasillaunus was captured while fleeing: “Vergasillaunus, the Arvernian, is taken alive in the flight,”

Relationship record

Life events

• Commius and Vergasillaunus were appointed among the commanders entrusted with supreme command.(The Gallic War, Book VII, 71–76)
  • With: Commius
  • “the supreme command is entrusted to Commius the Atrebatian, Viridomarus and Eporedorix the Aeduans, and Vergasillaunus the Arvernian, the cousin-german of Vercingetorix.”
• The assembled forces marched to Alesia under their appointed commanders.(The Gallic War, Book VII, 71–76 · 📍 Alesia)
  • With: Commius
  • “All march to Alesia, sanguine and full of confidence”
• Caesar’s forces defeat the Gallic attack and rout the enemy.(The Gallic War, Book VII, 83–90)
  • With: Caesar
  • “The cavalry intercept them in their flight, and a great slaughter ensues.”
• Vergasillaunus is captured alive while fleeing.(The Gallic War, Book VII, 83–90)
  • “Vergasillaunus, the Arvernian, is taken alive in the flight,”

The Gallic War, Book VII, 71–76

• cousins with Vercingetorix “Vergasillaunus the Arvernian, the cousin-german of Vercingetorix.”

The Gallic War, Book VII, 83–90

• enemies with Caesar “Vergasillaunus, the Arvernian, is taken alive in the flight”
• elder kin: Vercingetorix “They appoint over their forces Vergasillaunus, the Arvernian, one of the four generals, and a near relative of Vercingetorix.”
• with Vercingetorix (They are stated to be near relatives; the controlled kinship relations do not specify this exact relation.) “They appoint over their forces Vergasillaunus, the Arvernian, one of the four generals, and a near relative of Vercingetorix.”

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Extracted from the original text of Caesar's Commentaries — The Gallic War and The Civil War. Made with Rho MD.