in Cologne. Julius Caesar considers the Nervii as the fiercest of the Celts, who were themselves<hr>
considered the bravest of all Gaul. The Nervii almost beat Julius Caesar<hr>
at the Battle of the Sabis.<hr>
        The Siege of Alesia is a decisive battle at the end of the Gallic War which saw the<hr>
defeat of a coalition of Gallic peoples led by Vercingetorix against the Roman army of<hr>
Julius Caesar. It takes place between the months of July and September in 52 BC.<hr>
        Vercingetorix, born around 82 BC on Arverni territory, which is now<hr>
Auvergne, and died in the autumn of 46 BC in a prison in Rome, was the chief and king of the<hr>
Celtic Arverni people. He federated a part of the Gallic peoples in a revolt<hr>
against Roman forces during the final phase of Julius Caesar's Gallic War.<hr>
        The Fabii are members of the Fabia gens, an illustrious family of ancient Rome<hr>
who claimed descent from Hercules through a daughter of Evander.<hr>
        The Scipios are Roman patricians members of a branch of the Cornelii gens.<hr>
They created a dynasty of generals and statesmen in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC.<hr>
        The Metelli, or Caecilii Metelli, are second-tier Roman citizens, members<hr>
of a major branch of one of the largest Roman plebeian families, the Caecilia gens.<hr>
        Marius, or Caius Marius, born in 157 BC and deceased in 86 BC, was a famous<hr>
Roman general and politician.<hr>
        Lucullus, or Lucius Licinius Lucullus, born in 118 BC and deceased in 56 BC, was a<hr>
Roman statesman and general. A superb general, he was not well-liked by his soldiers.<hr>
        Lucullus, or Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus, born in 116 BC and died around 56 BC, was a Roman politician. Younger brother of the famous Lucius Licinius Lucullus, he was an ally of Sulla and a consul of the Roman Republic in 73 BC.<hr>
        Pompey, known as "the Great", was born on September 29, 106 BC, in Picenum and died on September 28, 48 BC, in Pelusium, in Ptolemaic Egypt. He was a Roman military and statesman. Pompey had a remarkable military career and won many victories for Rome. He initiated a civil war against Caesar, which lead Caesar to cross the Rubicon with his army, thereby illegally entering Italy.<hr>
        Rubicon, a river marking the border between Italy and Cisalpine Gaul.<hr>
        Lentulus, or Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus, was consul of the Roman Republic in 49 BC. He was an opponent of Caesar and a supporter of Pompey during the civil war from 49 to 48 BC. He expelled Curio and Mark Antony from the Senate to weaken Caesar.<hr>
        Mark Antony was a Roman politician and military leader, born on January 14, 83 BC and died on August 1, 30 BC. He was a powerful supporter of Caesar.<hr>

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