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Vercingetorix, the son of Celtillus, receives the title of king from his followers, G. vii. 4; his plans, G. vii. 8; is accused of treachery, G. vii. 20; his acts, G. vii. 8; surrenders to Caesar, G. vii. 82 Vergasillaunus, the Arvernian, one of the Gallic leaders, G. vii. 76; taken prisoner, G. vii. 88 It has yet several remains of antiquity Vertico, one of the Nervii.
They were the most powerful of the three great nations that inhabited Gaul, and are supposed to be the original inhabitants of that extensive country. Some, however, deduce the name from the Gaelic "Ceilt," an inhabitant of the forest Celtillus, the father of Vercingetorix, assassinated by the Arverni, G. vii. 4
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