▁they ▁am alg am ated ▁into ▁the ▁future ▁A lem anni . ▁The ▁Rom ans ▁allowed ▁German ic ▁tribes ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁U b ii , ▁Tri bo ci , ▁Nem etes ▁and ▁V ang iones ▁to ▁sett le ▁in ▁the ▁desert ed ▁areas ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ine . ▁On ▁the ▁right ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Upper ▁Rh ine ▁, ▁which ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁testim ony ▁of ▁T ac it us ▁ ▁( G erman ia ▁ 2 8 ) ▁had ▁formerly ▁also ▁been ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Hel vet ians , ▁both ▁the ▁historical ▁and ▁arch ae ological ▁records ▁are ▁sparse . ▁ ▁P to le my ▁( 2 . 4 . 1 1 ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁century ▁uses ▁the ▁term ▁E rem us ▁Hel vet ior um ▁( also ▁rendered ▁Her em us ▁Hel vet ior um ) ▁" des olation ▁of ▁the ▁Hel vet ians " ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁this ▁area ▁( larg ely ▁corresponding ▁to ▁modern ▁Baden ). ▁The ▁term ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁A eg id ius ▁Tsch udi ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century , ▁ ▁and ▁remains ▁in ▁use ▁in ▁modern ▁histor i ography ▁( G erman : ▁Hel vet ier - E in ö de ). ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁proposed ▁that ▁the ▁area ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁the ▁Hel vet ians ▁had ▁extended ▁beyond ▁the ▁Swiss ▁plate au , ▁far ▁into ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Baden - W ür ttemberg , ▁but ▁had ▁been ▁disp la ced ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁C imb rian