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Among the Helvetians Orgetorix was by far the most noble and most
wealthy. He, when M. Messola and M. Pisone were consoles, having been
driven by a desire for the throne made a plan among the nobility, and
he persuaded the citizens to emigrate from their territory with all
their wealth.

To do this he would persuade them slightly, because from all sides
the Helvetians were enclosed by the nature of this place: from one
side the Rheno river, broad and deep, which dived the Helvetian's
fields from the German's; from another part of the Jara range is the
highest, which is between Helvetia and Sequanos; the third, lake
Geneva and the Rhoden river, which divides our Province form the
Helvetians.

By virtue of this situation it came to pass that they wandered less
broadly and they were less easily ale to inflict war on their
neighbor; for this reason the people had been afflicted with much
pain from a desire for ware. On account of the large amount of people
and before the glory of war and courage they judged that, they had
narrow borders that in length were 240 miles, in width it extended
180 miles.