People: Caesar, Ariovistus, the Gauls, Arveni, Ruteni, Quintus Fabius
Maximus.
42: Caesar thinks that Ariovistus is finally being rational and Ariovistus
demands that they only bring cavalry and not foot soldiers. Caesar
takes his tenth legion and turns them into equistrians because all
cavalry are Gauls.
43: Ariovistus and Caesar line up against each other and tells
Ariovistus how much the senate favors home and the senate sent gift
to Ariovistus. He appreciated the gesture and Caesar told him he can't
wage war with the Aedui or allies and ha has to give back the hostages
and the Germans need to stop crossing the Rhine.
44: Ariovistus tells Caesar he was invited by the Gauls and wouldn't
have come per otherwise. He says the hostages were sent over
voluntarily and that the Gauls attacked him, not the other way around.
Caesar explains why he intervened on Ariovistus in Gaul and Ariovistus
is suspicious. He decides he will consider Caesar a foe and not a friend
till the Roman troops leave Gaul. But if Caesar left he would cause no
more trouble.
45: Caesar says the Romans must stay and protect allies and they
have more rights to stay in Gaul than Ariovistus does. Romans allowed
Gauls to their own lands and freedoms after they defeated Quintus
Fabius Maximus and Arveni and Ruteni. Therefore, Ariovistus should do
the same.
Chapter 24
-Caesar notices that the Helvetians are following him so be sets up the entire
army on top of a hill and puts the baggage in the middle. Then the Helvetians
come to attack caesar's army.
Chapter 25
Boiii and Tulingi: allies of the Helvetii against Caesar (15,000 men)
-they start fighting and Caesar joins the battle. The Romans are throwing things
from the top of the hill and it breaks the Helvetians shields. The Romans charge
the Helvetians back to another hill and the fighting continues. The Romans split
into two divisions to fight forward and back.
Chapter 26
Lingones: tribe north of the Sequani
-The Helvetians couldn't fight so they fled to the mountain. Another division
grabbed the baggage and wagons. Eventually the Romans gained control of the
Helvetians baggage and camp, which allowed them to get Orgetorix's son and
daughter.
-130,000 Helvetians remained and they had to march until they met the Lingones
on the 4th day. Caesar's army waits for 3 days to bury the dead and Caesar
writes to the Lingones saying not to assist the Helvetians with anything or he
would fight them too. After 3 days caesar follows the Helvetians himself with all
his forces.
Chapter 27
Verbigene: 6,000 men of the Helvetian's canton named the Verbigene ran away
out of fear.
-The Helvetians were lacking supplies so they sent ambassadors to Caesar to
discuss surrender. Caesar tells them to wait for his arrival and then orders them
to turn over their hostages, weapons, and slaves. After this happens, 6,000 men
of the Verbigene canton run away.
8-11
8: Caesar built a 19 mile long wall from lake Geneva to mount Jura and built
garrisons along the wall. Me then told the Helvetians that they could not pass.
The Helvetiians attempted to cross a makeshift bridge across the Rhone river.
Because of Caesars defense, they decided that the bridge would not work
9: The Helvetians knew of one other route through the sequani. They sent
ambassadors to dumnorix, who had great influence and was a friend of the
Helvetians because he had married orgetorix's daughter. Because he wanted to
soon become ruler, he allowed them through so that they would remember his
kindness. They both exchange hostages so that neither side will be obstructed
during their passing
10: When Caesar heard of the Helvetians plan, he was concerned because they
would pass through the territory of the Santones which is close to the Tolosates,
which is a state in the Roman province. He didn't want these dangerous people
passing so close to his territories so he appointed Titus Labienus, his lieutenant,
to command the wall. Caesar marched to Italy, rallied two legions, then got three
legions from Aquileia and marched through the Alps into further Gaul. The
Centrones, Graioceli, and Caturgies, who ruled the Alps tried to stop them from
passing but failed. Caesar passed and led the army into the Allobroges' territory
into the Segusiavi, who were on the other side of the Rhine
11: The Helvetians arrived at the Aedui's territory and ravaged their lands. The
Aedui sent ambassadors to Caesar for help. The Ambarri, friends of the Aeduis,
tried to help but failed. Allobroges fled for refuge to Caesar and said they had
nothing left. Caesar decided not to wait for the Helvetians to get to the Santores