#Vercingetorix, a leader of the #Celtic #Gauls, surrendered to the #Roman forces of #JuliusCaesar on #ThisDayInHistory in 52 BCE, ending the siege & #BattleOfAlesia. #Caesar's #genocidal conquest of what eventually became France was lionized in his propaganda work #TheGallicWar.

⚔️ #OTD in #History 3 October 52 BC, the siege and #BattleOfAlesia effectively ended (there remained unrest in Gaul), when #Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrendered to #JuliusCaesar.