Vercingetorix became the gallic war leader and began implementing policies that were unlike traditional gallic methods. He organized a centrally directed army representing an alliance of various tribes, leading the rebellion against the Romans in ancient Gaul.
A discussion on the extraordinary story of Roman emperor Julius Caesar's attempts to conquer Gaul and his encounter with Gaul king Vercingetorix, the great unifier of the Gallic people.
Classicist Michael M. Sage explains how Vercingetorix was able to organize and lead a rebellion made up of different Gallic tribes against the Romans after being exiled from his home city.