10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HELVETII»
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Helvetii in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia. Vol. 1-
Diarmuid Johnson The Helvetii were a Celtic-speaking tribe (probably more
accurately to be regarded as a tribal confederation) who inhabited the western
ALPINE region around Lake Constance and Lake Geneva. CAESAR (De Bella
Gallico ...
2
Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography ...
As the Rhone cannot be forded below this point, and is indeed hardly fordable
above, if Caesar kept the Helvetii from crossing between Geneva and Fort
lEcluse, his enemies must go some other way. The length of Caesar's wall,
measured ...
William George Smith, 1854
3
The First Year of Latin: Based on Cęsar's War with the
Helvetii
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Walter Balfour Gunnison, 2010
4
Caesar's Gallic Wars: 58-50 BC
Caesar had freed them from the menace of the migrating Helvetii and the
German king Ariovistus, but now he threatened their independence himself.
Caesar was still in Rome when news arrived in mid-March that the Helvetii were
on the ...
Catherine Gilliver, Kate Gilliver, 2002
5
Rome at War: Caesar and His Legacy
Caesar had freed them from the menace of the migrating Helvetii and the
German king Ariovistus, but now he threatened their independence himself.
Caesar was still in Rome when news arrived in mid-March that the Helvetii were
on the ...
Catherine Gilliver, Michael Whitby, 2005
6
The Classical Roman Reader: New Encounters with Ancient Rome
When the Helvetii learned of his coming, they sent as deputies to him the noblest
men of the state. Nammeius and Verucloetius held the chief place in the
deputation, with instructions to say that their purpose was to march through the
Province ...
Kenneth John Atchity, Rosemary McKenna, 1998
played down Roman defeats and emphasised the duplicity of the Gauls in order
to cast his own actions in the most favourable light.23 The immediate threat that
drew Caesar to Gaul was the intention of the Helvetii to migrate west out of ...
The Helvetii, under their aging King Divico, lacked a strong central leadership,
and other nobles of the tribe suspected that Orgetorix intended to grab supreme
power for himself. When they learned of his dealings with Casticos and Dumnorix
...
9
Commentarii de bello Gallico ...
The War with the Helvetii. Cap.2, 3. An insurrection of the Helvetii at the
instigation of Orgetorix. 4. His premature death. 5 — 9. The Helvetii, wishing to
march through the province, but being prevented by Caesar, endeavor to pass
through the ...
Julius Caesar, Frederick Percival Leverett, 1833
10
Second Latin reader, with notes by A.H. Bryce
The Helvetii persuaded to emigrate. — III. Preparations for departure.— IV.
Accusation and death of Orgetorix. — V. The Helvetii huru their towns. — VI.
Routes to Gaul. — VII. Caesar prepares to oppose the Helvetii. — VlII. Caesar's
defensive ...
Archibald Hamilton Bryce, 1863
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HELVETII»
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Helvetii is used in the context of the following news items.
A trip to Swiss city Geneva in 1987
The name is derived from Helvetii, the name of the tribe that inhabited the Swiss Plateau before the Roman conquest. The name Helvetia is still ... «Merinews, Jun 15»
Celebrating 2000 years of Aventicum
The city was created as the capital of the conquered territory of the Helvetii. In 72AD, it was raised to the status of a colonia, a retirement place ... «swissinfo.ch, Jun 15»
New Swiss Commemorative Coins: "Hornussen" and "2000 years of …
Aventicum, the capital city of the Helvetii, whose territory once stretched over nearly all of the Swiss Plateau region, had almost 20,000 ... «CoinWeek, May 15»
Aventicum – the world's first hologram watch
Christophe Claret has a particular interest in the site of Aventicum, the capital city of the Helvetii tribe that occupied much of the Swiss plateau in ... «World Tempus, Jan 15»
Country Analysis: The Tax Haven of Liechtenstein
One of the most important tribal groups in the Alpine region were the Helvetii. In 58 BC, at the Battle of Bibracte, Julius Caesar, defeated the ... «FriedlNews, Jul 14»
GIS model tests Caesar's accounts of the Gallic Wars
According to Caesar's account of his Gallic Wars (58-51 BCE) over 250,000 Helvetii abandoned their territory in what is now northern ... «Past Horizons Archaeology News, Jun 14»
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The Helvetii, a Celtic tribe who battled Julius Caesar, gave their name to the Swiss territory. The Latin name for the country, Helvetia, still ... «swissinfo.ch, Jun 14»
Using GIS to Factcheck Julius Caesar's Account of the Gallic Wars
In the book, Caesar writes about a tribe called the Helvetii living in ... to use GIS figure out whether it was even possible that the Helvetii had ... «Smithsonian, May 14»
GIS technology verifies Caesar and Helvetii history
According to Caesar, more than a quarter of a million Helvetii were settled in the Swiss plateau before they decided to abandon their territory ... «Phys.Org, May 14»
Greece's Living Heritage: Marseilles 2013
... Caesarreported that the Helvetii were in possession of documents in the Greek script, and all Gaulish coins used the Greek script until about ... «Hellenic News of America, Dec 13»
