- Gergovie
Gergovie (in Occitan "Gergòia") is the name given in the 19th century to the French village of Merdogne on the instructions of emperor
Napoleon III . It is dependent on the commune of La Roche-Blanche in thePuy-de-Dôme département a few kilometres to the south ofClermont-Ferrand .It is situated at the foot of the Gergovie plateau, the official but disputed site of the
Battle of Gergovia , where — near to theArverni oppidum ofNemossos (a sacred wood, in Gaulish) — the Arverni and other Gallic tribes gathered underVercingetorix 's command to fight the Roman legions ofJulius Caesar in52 BC .Gallery
References
Publications
* E. Mourey, [http://www.bibracte.com/ouvrages_de_jean.html History of Gergovie] , Saint Remy, 1993.
External links
* [http://www.ot-gergovie.fr Tourist office]
* [http://foyer.lrb.free.fr Foyer Culturel et Sportif La Roche Blanche]
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