The #Helvetii were a Celtic tribe occupying most of the Swiss plateau at the time of their contact with the Roman Republic in the 1st c. BC. They feature heavily in Caesar’s De Bello Gallico.
#TribalTuesday
#TribalTuesday
Culture:
They did not have kings but were ruled by a class of noblemen. According to Caesar, the territory abandoned by the #Helvetii had comprised 400 villages and 12 oppida with a population over 200,000.
They did not have kings but were ruled by a class of noblemen. According to Caesar, the territory abandoned by the #Helvetii had comprised 400 villages and 12 oppida with a population over 200,000.
Contact with Rome:
Mass Migration into Gaul (58 BC)
Battle of the Saone (58 BC)
Battle of Bibcracte (58 BC)
Battle of Alesia (52 BC)
Incorporated into Roman Empire (40s BC)
Revolt during civil war (68-9 AD)
Mass Migration into Gaul (58 BC)
Battle of the Saone (58 BC)
Battle of Bibcracte (58 BC)
Battle of Alesia (52 BC)
Incorporated into Roman Empire (40s BC)
Revolt during civil war (68-9 AD)
