Orgetorix
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The basso-relievo on the south front represents Cæsar's conquest of the Allobroges, and the capture of the daughter of Orgetorix, one of the most powerful men of the country, and instigator of the war.
From The Idler in France by Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of
After adding to their numbers some others who wanted the same changes, they started off with Orgetorix as leader,—their intention being to cross the Rhone and settle somewhere near the Alps.
From Dio's Rome, Volume 2 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus; and Now Presented in English Form. Second Volume Extant Books 36-44 (B.C. 69-44). by Foster, Herbert Baldwin
Orgetorix, B.G. i, 2. munitioni, B.G. i, 10.
From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)
II.—Among the Helvetii, Orgetorix was by far the most distinguished and wealthy.
From "De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries by Caesar, Julius
There the daughter and one of the sons of Orgetorix were taken.
From "De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries by Caesar, Julius
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