Orgetorix

Family: Helvetii · Role: noble · First appears: The Gallic War, Book I, 1–6

Life events

• Orgetorix persuaded Casticus to seize sovereignty in his state.(The Gallic War, Book I, 1–6)
  • With: Casticus
  • “he persuades Casticus, the son of Catamantaledes (one of the Sequani, whose father had possessed the sovereignty among the people for many years, and had been styled ‘friend’ by the senate of the Roman people), to seize upon the sovereignty in his own state, which his father had held before him”
• Orgetorix persuaded Dumnorix to attempt to seize sovereignty and gave him his daughter in marriage.(The Gallic War, Book I, 1–6)
  • With: Dumnorix
  • “he likewise persuades Dumnorix, an Aeduan, the brother of Divitiacus, who at that time possessed the chief authority in the state, and was exceedingly beloved by the people, to attempt the same, and gives him his daughter in marriage.”
• Orgetorix, Casticus, and Dumnorix pledged and swore to one another to pursue their plans.(The Gallic War, Book I, 1–6)
  • With: Casticus Dumnorix
  • “Incited by this speech, they give a pledge and oath to one another, and hope that, when they have seized the sovereignty, they will, by means of the three most powerful and valiant nations, be enabled to obtain possession of the whole of Gaul.”
• Orgetorix used his dependants to escape the necessity of pleading his cause.(The Gallic War, Book I, 1–6)
  • “On the day appointed for the pleading of his cause, Orgetorix drew together from all quarters to the court all his vassals to the number of ten thousand persons; and led together to the same place, and all his dependants and debtor-bondsmen, of whom he had a great number; by means of these he rescued himself from the necessity of pleading his cause.”
• Orgetorix died, with suicide suspected by the Helvetii.(The Gallic War, Book I, 1–6)
  • “Orgetorix died; and there is not wanting a suspicion, as the Helvetii think, of his having committed suicide.”

The Gallic War, Book I, 1–6

• friends with Casticus “they give a pledge and oath to one another”
• friends with Dumnorix “they give a pledge and oath to one another”

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Extracted from the original text of Caesar's Commentaries — The Gallic War and The Civil War. Made with Rho MD.