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1. Where was ancient Helvetia?

• Stuck inbetween the Rhine River(Una...flumine Rheno), Jura Mountain(Altera...Jura altissimo), and Rhodano River(Tertia...Rhodano)

   

• These natural boudaries seperated Helvetia from the Germans(qui..Germanis dividit), Sequani(qui...et Helvetios), and the Roman Province(qui... Helvetiis dividit.)

2. What was the secret ambition of Orgetorix?

• He desires to be king(Is...nobilitatis fecit) and to control Gaul ( Dixit... imperio potiri.)

3. Principle reason for general unrest among the Helvetians???

• They were unable to make war with their neighbors as easily.  (et minus facile finitimis bellum inferre possent.) 

 4. Boundaries?

• b/t Helv and Province -  Lake Geneva and the river Rhodanus (" lacu Lemanno...dividit")
• b/t Helv and Sequani's - Mount Jura ('monte Jura...Helvetios")
• bt/ Helv and Germans - Rhine River ("flumine Rheno...dividit")

5) In what year did Orgetorix the Helvetian initiate his conspiracy? In what year did Caesar assume the govenership of Gaul?

• During Marcus Messala and Marcus Piso's consulship, 61 B.C. (M.Messala...fecit.)
• Three years after the conspiracy. (foot note of M.Messala...consulibus.)

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