Vercingétorix monument in 1865, created by the sculptor Aimé Millet, on the supposed site of Alesia. The architect for the memorial was Eugène Viollet-le-Duc. The statue still stands. The inscription on the base, written by Viollet-le-Duc, which copied the famous statement of Julius Caesar, reads (in French): Many other monumental statues of Vercingetorix were erected in France during the 19th century, including one by Frédéric Bartholdi on the Place de Jaude in Clermont-Ferrand. Asteroid Asteroid 52963 Vercingetorix, discovered by the OCA–DLR Asteroid Survey, was named in his honor. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 25 September 2018 (). See also Ambiorix Alaric I Asterix Ardaric Arminius Autaritus Battle of Baduhenna Wood Bato (Daesitiate chieftain) Boudica Caratacus Fritigern Gainas Gaius Julius Civilis John of Gothia Spartacus Totila Tribigild Viriathus References Primary sources Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico Book 7 Dio Cassius, Roman History 40:33–41, 43:19 Plutarch, Life of Caesar 25–27 Bibliography External links A reconstructed portrait of Vercingetorix, based on historical sources, in a contemporary style. Curchin, Leonard A. Lingua Gallica (The Gaulish Language). Retrieved January 23, 2010 from Uwaterloo.ca , Vercingétorix : le politique, le stratège. Paris : Perrin, 2000, 260 p. . 80s BC births 46 BC deaths 1st-century BC executions 1st-century BC rulers in Europe Barbarian people of the Gallic Wars Celtic warriors Gaulish rulers People executed by strangulation People executed by the Roman Republic Year of birth unknown Executed monarchs