Gallic Wars-Paragraph #3

Induced by these things, and influenced by the Orgetorix's authority, they decided to provide such things that were necessary for their trip - to buy as large a number as possible of beasts of burden and wagons - to make their harvests as large as possible, so that on their departure plenty of corn might be in store - and to establish peace and friendship with the neighboring states. They reckoned that a term of two years would be enough for them to execute their plans; they fix by decree their departure for the third year. Orgetorix was chosen to complete these arrangements. He took upon himself the office of ambassador to the states: on this journey he persuaded 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, and he also persuaded Dumnorix, an Aeduan, the brother of Divitiacus, who at the time possessed the chief authority in the state, and was exceedingly beloved by the people, and gives him his daughter in marriage. He proved to them that to accomplish their attempts was a thing very easy to be done, because he himself would obtain the government of his own state; there was no doubt that the Helvetii were the most powerful in the whole of Gaul; he assures them that he will, with his own forces and his own army, acquire the sovereignty for them. Inspired by this speech, they gave 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 all of Gaul.