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	Helvetii (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Helvetii (in Latin) were the Celtic inhabitants of the current Switzerland.
		Caesar was called upon by the Gauls which had already been conquered to defend them from the invading Helvetii, who were attempting to migrate into Gaul with their entire tribe.
		In 52 BC 10,000 Helvetii joined Vercingetorix's forces in his attempt to liberate Gaul.
	www.gogoglo.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/h/he/helvetii.html (125 words)

	Helvetii - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Helvetii (in Latin) were the Celtic inhabitants of modern Switzerland.
		Caesar was called upon by the Gauls of the province of Gallia Narbonensis, which had already been conquered and organized, to defend them from the invading Helvetii.
		Before leaving, the Helvetii burned their villages and destroyed what foodstuff and other commodities they could not take with them so that they could not turn back.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Helvetii (293 words)

	The Internet Classics Archive \| The Gallic Wars by Julius Caesar
		When this scheme was disclosed to the Helvetii by informers, they, according to their custom, compelled Orgetorix to plead his cause in chains; it was the law that the penalty of being burned by fire should await him if condemned.
		The furthest town of the Allobroges, and the nearest to the territories of the Helvetii, is Geneva.
		The Helvetii had by this time led their forces over through the narrow defile and the territories of the Sequani, and had arrived at the territories of the Aedui, and were ravaging their lands.
	classics.mit.edu /Caesar/gallic.1.1.html (5317 words)

	Julius Caesar, Gallic Wars, Book 1
		It is again told Caesar, that the Helvetii intended to march through the country of the Sequani and the Aedui into the territories of the Santones, which are not far distant from those boundaries of the Tolosates, which is a state in the Province.
		The Helvetii had by this time led their forces over through the territories of the Sequani, and had arrived at the territories of the Aedui, and were ravaging their lands.
		The Helvetii, elated with this battle, because they had with five hundred horse repulsed so large a body of horse, began to face us more boldly, sometimes too from their rear to provoke our men by an attack.
	www.luc.edu /faculty/ldossey/juliuscaesarweb.htm (1071 words)

	Helvetii - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Helvetii, Latin designation for an ancient Celtic people who migrated from southern Germany in the 2nd century bc to the western portion of...
		The Helvetii were among the Celtic tribes that settled...
		In pre-Roman times the territory now known as Switzerland was inhabited by the Helvetii in the west and the Rhaetians, a people believed to have been...
	au.encarta.msn.com /Helvetii.html (97 words)

	Gallic Wars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The wars began in 58 BC with the large-scale migration of the Helvetii west from what is now Switzerland.
		The originator of the idea to migrate was the wealthiest Helvetii Orgetorix.
		The Helvetii chose to pass through the allied territories, where they burned property, and looted crops, and the allies appealed to Caesar for protection.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gallic_War (1410 words)

	Caesar's Conquest of the Helvetii \| All Empires (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Caesar was informed that the Helvetii planned to cross the territories of the Aedui and the Seqauni and enter the tribal lands of the Santoni not far from the Tolosates, the latter being located within the Roman province.
		When the Helvetii were about ninety feet away the legionaries, in the front ranks, hurled their javelin from a commanding position, into the mass of the charging enemy.
		They all agreed that the motivation for Caesar's attack on the Helvetii was to punish them for their injury to Rome and this was an advantage to all the tribes of Gaul because Caesar prevented the Hevetii and her allies from invading Gaul and becoming its masters.
	www.allempires.com /article/index.php?q=Caesar_Helvetii (5377 words)

	Orgetorix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Orgetorix was the leader of the Helvetii people who in 61 BC devised the plan to migrate from Helvetian territory (modern-day Switzerland) to south-western Gaul (modern-day France).
		He also formed a conspiracy with Dumnorix of the Aedui, to whom he gave his daughter in marriage, and Casticus of the Sequani, to seize control of their respective tribes and between them rule all of Gaul.
		The Helvetii adopted his migration plan, setting off in 58 BC, but were defeated and sent back to their homeland by Julius Caesar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orgetorix (191 words)

	Helvetii - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Helvetii (in Latin) were the Celtic inhabitants of modern Switzerland and to a larger extent Southren Germany.
		Lured to a disadvantageous position with the Romans taking the high ground near the Aedui capital of Bibracte, the Helvetii were attacked by the superior Roman forces, who managed to kill nearly 60 percent of the tribe and capture another 20 percent as slaves.
		This page was last modified 11:28, 11 April 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Helvetii (287 words)

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		Chapter 4 When this scheme was disclosed to the Helvetii by informers, they, according to their custom, compelled Orgetorix to plead his cause in chains; it was the law that the penalty of being burned by fire should await him if condemned.
		Chapter 10 It is again told Caesar, that the Helvetii intended to march through the country of the Sequani and the Aedui into the territories of the Santones, which are not far distant from those boundaries of the Tolosates, which [viz.
		Chapter 11 The Helvetii had by this time led their forces over through the narrow defile and the territories of the Sequani, and had arrived at the territories of the Aedui, and were ravaging their lands.
	classics.mit.edu /Caesar/gallic.mb.txt (7072 words)

	HELVETII - LoveToKnow Article on HELVETII (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 102 the Helvetii joined the Cimbri in the invasion of Italy, but after the defeat of the latter by Marius they returned home.
		Orgetorix was thrown into prison being suspected of a design to make himself king, but the Helvetii themselves persisted in their plan.
		Joined by t~he Rauraci, Tulingi, Latobrigi and some of the Boiiaccording to their own reckoning 368,ooo in allthey agreed to meet on the 28th of a desire to lay the Confession before the council summoned at Mantua by Pope Paul III.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /H/HE/HELVETII.htm (335 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He, therefore, undertakes the affair, and prevails upon the Sequani to allow the Helvetii to march through their territories, and arranges that they should give hostages to each other -- the Sequani not to obstruct the Helvetii in their march -- the Helvetii, to pass without mischief and outrage.
		Divico replied, that " the Helvetii had been so trained by their ancestors that they were accustomed to receive, not to give, hostages ; of that fact the Roman people were witness.
		In short, that these were the same men whom the Helvetii, in frequent encounters, not only in their own territories, but also in theirs [ the German ], have generally vanquished, and yet cannot have been a match for our army.
	helios.hampshire.edu /~nevCS/literary-computing/gallic-war-ch1/gallic1-eng-segmented.txt (5962 words)

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		IV.--When this scheme was disclosed to the Helvetii by informers, they, according to their custom, compelled Orgetorix to plead his cause in chains; it was the law that the penalty of being burned by fire should await him if condemned.
		XI.--The Helvetii had by this time led their forces over through the narrow defile and the territories of the Sequani, and had arrived at the territories of the Aedui, and were ravaging their lands.
		In short, that these were the same men whom the Helvetii, in frequent encounters, not only in their own territories, but also in theirs [the German], have generally vanquished, and yet cannot have been a match for our army.
	www2.cddc.vt.edu /gutenberg/1/0/6/5/10657/10657.txt (10911 words)

	Helvetii - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Helvetii, Latin designation for an ancient Celtic people who inhabited what is now the western portion of Switzerland when Gaul was conquered by the...
		Helvetia, ancient Latin name for Switzerland, meaning the “territory of the Helvetii.” The term is still applied in poetry and is used to inscribe the...
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	Julius Caesar's War Commentaries
		[1.4]When this scheme was disclosed to the Helvetii by informers, they, according to their custom, compelled Orgetorix to plead his cause in chains; it was the law that the penalty of being burned by fire should await him if condemned.
		[1.10]It is again told Caesar, that the Helvetii intended to march through the country of the Sequani and the Aedui into the territories of the Santones, which are not far distant from those boundaries of the Tolosates, which [viz.
		[1.11]The Helvetii had by this time led their forces over through the narrow defile and the territories of the Sequani, and had arrived at the territories of the Aedui, and were ravaging their lands.
	mcadams.posc.mu.edu /txt/ah/Caesar/CaesarGal01.html (5709 words)

	Helvetii: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Helvetii (in Latin[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject]) were the Celtic[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject] inhabitants of modern Switzerland Switzerland quick summary:
		Orgetorix was the leader of the helvetii people who devised the plan to migrate from helvetian territory (modern day switzerland to gaul (modern-day france...
		The remainder of the Helvetii were driven back into their old lands, EHandler: no quick summary.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/he/helvetii.htm (938 words)

	Bloggus Caesari: 01. Campaign against the Helvetii
		The Helvetii are divided into four clans, and this group of their army was made up of the Tigurini clan.
		Somehow he mistook Labienus and his men for the Helvetii: it was Labienus who took the hill, and the Helvetii have moved camp.
		I told the rest of the Helvetii that they were to return to their country, and rebuild their villages.
	www.sankey.ca /caesar/cat_01_campaign_against_the_helvetii.html (2311 words)

	Sanarate, El Progreso, Guatemala.
		"caes.gal.1.4": [1.4] When this scheme was disclosed to the Helvetii by informers, they, according to their custom, compelled Orgetorix to plead his cause in chains; it was the law that the penalty of being burned by fire should await him if condemned.
		He, therefore, undertakes the affair, and prevails upon the Sequani to allow the Helvetii to march through their territories, and arranges that they should give hostages to each other-the Sequani not to obstruct the Helvetii in their march-the Helvetii, to pass without mischief and outrage.
		"caes.gal.1.11": [1.11] The Helvetii had by this time led their forces over through the narrow defile and the territories of the Sequani, and had arrived at the territories of the Aedui, and were ravaging their lands.
	www.sanarate.com /Literatura/classics/julius_caesar/gallic_wars.html (9233 words)

	Paradox Interactive Forums - The Germanic Tribes during the Gallic Wars - an AAR Lite
		The Helvetii are at war with them and the Romans.
		Helvetii: Cavalry on the left wing, fanatics in the center with warbands, javelins and archers behind them.
		My spoils: Helvetii is a lumbertown with 3 large lumber mills for 152 "wood units" per season.
	www.europa-universalis.com /forum/printthread.php?t=40617 (1300 words)

	Gallic Wars - Helvetii
		Before leaving, the Helvetii burned their villages and destroyed whatever foodstuffs and other commodities could not be taken along.
		Somewhere near the Aedui capital of Bibracte, Caesar crushed the Helvetii, slaughtering the enemy wholesale with little regard for combat status.
		First he forced the Helvetii back to their home land to prevent more Teutonic incursions into what had become open land.
	www.angelfire.com /me/ik/helvetii.html (500 words)

	The Warriors' Tale
		What the Helvetii had been unaware of, was that Orgetorix had conspired with Casticus of the Sequani, just to the north, through the Juras, and Dumnorix of the Aedui, just beyond the Sequani, to seize control of their individual tribes, and thus subjugate the tribes under their combined rulership.
		Despite the entreaty of the Helvetii that they only wanted to pass through, on their way to other places, he refused, for he remembered the assassination of Lucius Cassius, as well as the routing and enslavement of his army by that very tribe.
		Not to be dissuaded, the Helvetii lashed together bridgework of boats and rafts, or crossed the shallow parts of the Rhone, often at night, on foot and horseback.
	bou.50megs.com /writing/warrior20.html (3606 words)

	A Short History of the Jaquiéry Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Yet the Helvetii were taller and stronger than many of the other neighbouring tribes.
		One such marriage between a Roman and a young woman of the Helvetii was the beginning of the Jaquiery family.
		Many centuries ago family surnames as we know them did not exist, but the descendants of this marriage continued to live in and near the villages of Demoret and Moudon until, sometime in the 14th century A.D. they came to be called the Jaquiery family.
	jaquiery.com /shorthistory.htm (1241 words)

	Commentarii de Bello Gallico I. 6-10
		The Helvetii had to cross the River Rhone at Geneva and to do this it was necessary to persuade the Allobroges—by force if necessary—to be allowed into their boundaries.
		When the Helvetii met on the banks of the Rhone at Geneva, Caesar was in Rome.
		Some Helvetii still tried to cross in rafts or by wading; however they were always stopped.
	www.spqr.org /Book1/Sections6-10.htm (350 words)

	History Channel Search Results
		Specifically, the territory of the Helvetii was bounded by the Jura mountain range on the west, the Rhone River on the south, and the Rhine River on the north and east.
		The Helvetii had their own, completely democratic political administration, their chief town being Aventicum (modern Avenches).
		In 58 bc, under the pressure of Germanic invasions, all the Helvetii, numbering almost 370,000, began a mass migration to what is now southern France.
	www.historychannel.com /thcsearch/thc_resourcedetail.do?encyc_id=211677 (238 words)

	All Empires History Forum: "The Conquest of the Helvetii" by Eaglecap
		The sudden incursion by these barbarians, according to his commentaries, led Caesar to believe it was too dangerous to have such a war-like tribe so close to a Roman Province, so he set out quickly to intercept this threat to further Gaul.
		Based on his commentaries,"The Conquest of Gaul", the territory of the Helvetii was hemmed in by the Rhine River, which formed the boundary between them and the Germanic tribes, with the Jura Mountains on the other side.
		Standing behind their shields the Romans drew their swords and charged.18a Caesar had ordered his armorers to make the javelin tips out of a soft metal so they would bend after piercing the enemies shields, forcing the enemy to drop their shields when they were unable to pull out the spear head.
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