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By Jean-Louis Brunaux – CNRS, ENS Presentation of the conference The young Arverni chief is the only Gaul for whom a biography is possible. Caesar and a few other ancient historians evoke, in fact, his figure, the lineage to which he belonged and his actions, both political and military. And the progress recorded by archaeologists, over the last five decades, gives substance to these often equivocal historical testimonies. The cross-reading of these ancient texts and this material data reveals behind the hero of our national legend a Gaul in all his humanity. About the speaker Jean-Louis Brunaux is a research director at the CNRS. He has led numerous excavation sites on sanctuaries (Gournay-sur-Aronde, Saint-Maur, Ribemont-sur-Ancre) and on Gallic habitats (Montmartin, Monterenzio in Italy). He is the author of several works on Gallic civilization: Les Religions gauloises, éditions du CNRS, coll. "Bibles"; The Druids. Philosophers among the Barbarians, Points histoire; Alésia, Gallimard, coll. "The Days that Made France"; The Celts, History of a Myth, Belin, coll. "Alpha"; Vercingetorix, Gallimard, coll. "NRF Biographies", (with Nicoby), The Gallic Investigation, La Découverte/La Revue dessinée.