Helvetii
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of Helvetii
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1890–95
Example Sentences
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When those formidable Helvetii marched out of their Alpine cantons to occupy Gallic lowlands in 58 BC, Caesar deployed geopolitics to defeat them -- seizing strategic terrain, controlling their grain supplies, and manipulating rival tribes.
From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2018
In the first campaign he subdued the Helvetii, and conquered Ariovistus, a powerful German chieftain.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
His success in dealing with the Helvetii turned the eyes of all Gaul upon the conqueror.
From A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. by Edwards, Clayton
AVENTICUM, the capital of the Helvetii; by the Germans called Wiflisburg, by the French Avenches.
From A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements by Tacitus, Cornelius
Men have been known to conquer the Helvetii with their right hands and bring roses to Venus with their left.
From Roads from Rome by Allinson, Anne C. E. (Anne Crosby Emery)
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