Vercingetorix Throws Down His Arms at the Feet of Julius Caesar
Lionel Royer · 1899
Why it's great
The Gaulish chief Vercingetorix surrenders to Julius Caesar in 52 BC after the siege of Alesia, ending a big revolt against Rome. Lionel Royer painted it in 1899, when French people thought of Vercingetorix as their first national hero.
🏛️ Part of history
Julius Caesar & the Fall of the Roman Republic (100–27 BC) — The Gaulish chief Vercingetorix surrenders to Julius Caesar in 52 BC after the siege of Alesia, ending a big revolt against Rome.
Where to see it
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Lionel Royer was a French painter born in Château-du-Loir in 1852. He studied in Paris and painted large pictures of French history and legend, which were popular in the years after France's defeat in the war of 1870. He died in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1926.
