Orgetorix
Sign in to saveOrgetorix was a wealthy aristocrat among the Helvetii, a Celtic-speaking people residing in what is now Switzerland during the consulship of Julius Caesar of the Roman Republic.
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It sits within the topics 1st-century BC Gaulish tribal chiefs, Helvetii and No local image but image on Wikidata.
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- Ancient Gaul
- Person.death_date
- 61 BC
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- Aristocrat
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- Conspiracy to take control of Gaul
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- male
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- Gaul
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- traditional leader or chief
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- Pauly–Wissowa
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- 0061-00-00
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- Helvetii
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- Planned migration
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- Plan for migration
- Conspiracy
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Orgetorix was a wealthy aristocrat among the Helvetii, a Celtic-speaking people residing in what is now Switzerland during the consulship of Julius Caesar of the Roman Republic.
==Planned migration== In 61 BC, he convinced the Helvetians to attempt to migrate from Helvetian territory to southwestern Gaul (modern-day France). He was also party to a clandestine arrangement with Dumnorix of the Aedui and Casticus of the Sequani to seize control of their respective tribes by arms and between them rule most of Gaul. The conspiracy was denounced, Orgetorix was called to a hearing in chains before the government of the Helvetii. He arrived with a small army and was released but died mysteriously in a rumoured suicide. The Helvetians went on with their plans for migration but were defeated in 58 BC and returned by Julius Caesar. The incident was the beginning of the Gallic War in which Caesar subjugated Gaul.
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