Question

According to one account, these people were the bravest in one area because they were the “farthest from the civilisation and refinement of [our] Province.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these people whose tribes included the Nervii and Viromandui. These people, who were praised for their courage at the Battle of the Sabis by the same account, did not deposit weapons in burials like their neighbors.
ANSWER: Belgae [or Belgics; reject “Belgians”]
[10m] The Belgae fought in a rebellion led by this king of the Arverni tribe who defended Gregovia during a 52 BCE battle. This king surrendered after he was trapped within a ring of concentric walls at another siege.
ANSWER: Vercingetorix (“ver-sin-JET-uh-rix”)
[10e] Vercingetorix’s defeat at Alesia came during this conflict described by a famous commentary by Julius Caesar that added modern France to the Roman Empire.
ANSWER: Gallic Wars [or Bellum Gallicum; accept Commentarii de Bello Gallico]
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Berkeley BBerkeley C0101020
Stanford AStanford C10101030
Stanford BBerkeley A0101020
BinghamtonRIT A001010
Cornell ACornell C0101020
Cornell BRIT B0101020
GWU A (UG)William & Mary A (UG)0101020
JMU B (UG)JMU A (UG)0101020
Liberty B (DII)Maryland C (DII)0101020
Liberty C (DII)Roanoke College A (DII)10101030
Maryland A (Grad)UNC A (Grad)0101020
Maryland B (UG)Virginia B (UG)010010
UNC B (UG)UNC C (UG)0101020
Virginia A (UG)Liberty A (Grad)0101020
Virginia C (UG)UNC D (DII)010010
Duke A (UG)GWU B (Grad)001010
Iowa StateArizona State0101020
Ohio State AMichigan B0101020
Michigan AMichigan C0101020
CedarvilleOhio State B0101020
HaverfordVassar0101020
NYU AColumbia A0101020
Columbia BNYU B0101020
Johns HopkinsRowan0101020
Minnesota BMinnesota C0101020
WarwickBristol10101030
Cambridge AImperial A0101020
KielCambridge C0101020
Durham BSheffield0101020
EdinburghOxford B0101020
KCLCambridge B0101020
Oxford AImperial B0101020
Durham AOxford C0101020
GeodesicHarding0101020
TennesseeGeorgia Tech A0101020
KentuckyAlabama0101020
MTSUSouth Carolina0101020
Georgia Tech BVanderbilt B0101020
Brandeis ADartmouth A0101020