The hero of Gergovie, a bronze statue in Clermont-Ferrand

Vercingetorix, king of the Arvernes, was a hero of Gergovie who took up arms for the freedom of all. The statue features Vercingetorix on a horse, and his face expresses resignation after defeat. The statue's weapons and horse equipment are anachronisms - Auguste Bartholdi sourced them from the collections of the Musée des Antiquités Nationales. Most of the equipment and weapons date from more than a millennium before the time of the leader, while his sword dates from the Iron Age and the horse equipment from the Gallo-Roman period.

This statue is one of several depictions of Vercingetorix found in various places, reflecting a historical interest in the past. The statue also features a pedestal with the following inscriptions:

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