Geneva
Place
Gallic War 1.2 supplies the first indexed source portrait: “… To this he the more easily persuaded them, because the Helvetii, are confined on every side by the nature of their situation; on one side by the Rhine , a very broad and deep river, which separates the Helvetian territory from the Germans; on a second side by the Jura , a very high mountain, which is [situated] between the Sequani and the Helvetii; on a …”
Named form in selected editions; identity established only to the extent of the cited context.
Gallic War 1.2
Caesar
… To this he the more easily persuaded them, because the Helvetii, are confined on every side by the nature of their situation; on one side by the Rhine , a very broad and deep river, which separates the Helvetian territory from the Germans; on a second side by the Jura , a very high mountain, which is [situated] between the Sequani and the Helvetii; on a third by the Lake of Geneva, and by the river Rhone, which separates our Province from the Helvetii. …
Gallic War 1.6
Caesar
… The furthest town of the Allobroges, and the nearest to the territories of the Helvetii, is Geneva. …
Gallic War 1.7
Caesar
When it was reported to Caesar that they were attempting to make their route through our Province he hastens to set out from the city, and, by as great marches as he can, proceeds to Further Gaul, and arrives at Geneva. …
Geographical record
Pleiades representative point · precise
Genava (modern Geneva) was originally an oppidum of the Allobroges that passed into Roman control after the campaigns of Iulius Caesar.
Pleiades 177528 · CC BY 3.0 · Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 18 D3 Genava
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