Helvetii

[ hel-vee-shee-ahy ]

/ hɛlˈvi ʃiˌaɪ /

the ancient Celtic inhabitants of Helvetia in the time of Julius Caesar.

Origin of Helvetii

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1890–95

Csar pursued the Helvetii, taking for auxiliaries about 20,000 Gaulish mountaineers.

History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2 |Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
The Ambrones were a tribe of the Helvetii, and more than once joined with the Cimbri.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3) |Strabo
Among the Gauls the Helvetii surpass the rest in valour, as they constantly contend in battle with the Germans.

The World's Greatest Books, Vol XI. |Edited by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton
Tacitus informs us that the Helvetii had once occupied a part of Germany.

History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2 |Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.

The Helvetii persisted, nevertheless, in their project of emigration.

History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2 |Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.

Helvetii

/ (hɛlˈviːʃɪˌaɪ) /

a Celtic tribe from SW Germany who settled in Helvetia from about 200 bc