. ▁Ca esar ▁himself ▁does ▁not ▁appear ▁as ▁a ▁triumph ant ▁vict or ▁in ▁turn , ▁being ▁unable ▁to ▁purs ue ▁the ▁Hel vet ii ▁for ▁three ▁days , ▁“ both ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁w ounds ▁of ▁the ▁soldiers ▁and ▁the ▁bur ial ▁of ▁the ▁s lain “. ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁clear ▁that ▁Ca esar ’ s ▁warning ▁to ▁the ▁L ing ones ▁not ▁to ▁supply ▁his ▁enemies ▁was ▁quite ▁enough ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁Hel vet ii ▁leaders ▁once ▁again ▁offer ▁peace . ▁On ▁what ▁terms ▁this ▁peace ▁was ▁made ▁is ▁deb atable , ▁but ▁as ▁said ▁before , ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁a ▁fo ed us ▁cast s ▁some ▁doubt ▁on ▁the ▁tot ality ▁of ▁the ▁defeat . ▁▁ ▁Question s ▁of ▁mot ive ▁ ▁As ▁Ca esar ’ s ▁account ▁is ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁by ▁his ▁political ▁ag enda , ▁it ▁is ▁difficult ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁actual ▁mot ive ▁of ▁the ▁Hel vet ii ▁movement ▁of ▁ 5 8 ▁BC . ▁One ▁might ▁see ▁the ▁movement ▁in ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁a ▁C elt ic ▁retre at ▁from ▁areas ▁which ▁were ▁later ▁to ▁become ▁German ic ; ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁deb ated ▁whether ▁they ▁ever ▁had ▁plans ▁to ▁sett le ▁in ▁the ▁Sain ton ge , ▁as ▁Ca esar ▁claims ▁( B ell . ▁Gall . ▁ 1 , 1 0 .). ▁It ▁was ▁certainly ▁in ▁the ▁latter ’ s ▁personal ▁interest ▁to ▁emphas ise ▁any ▁kind ▁of ▁parallel ▁between ▁the ▁tra um atic ▁experience ▁of ▁the ▁C imb rian ▁and ▁Te