▁fact ▁the ▁Roman ▁people ▁could ▁test ify ▁to “, ▁this ▁once ▁again ▁being ▁an ▁all usion ▁to ▁the ▁giving ▁of ▁host ages ▁by ▁the ▁defeated ▁Rom ans ▁at ▁A gen . ▁ ▁Battle ▁of ▁Bib ract e ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁caval ry ▁battle ▁that ▁followed , ▁the ▁Hel vet ii ▁pre va iled ▁over ▁Ca esar ’ s ▁A ed ui ▁al lies ▁under ▁D umn or ix ’ ▁command , ▁and ▁continued ▁their ▁journey , ▁while ▁Ca esar ’ s ▁army ▁was ▁being ▁det ained ▁by ▁del ays ▁in ▁his ▁gra in ▁supplies , ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁A ed ui ▁on ▁the ▁inst ig ations ▁of ▁D umn or ix , ▁who ▁had ▁married ▁Or get or ix ’ ▁daughter . ▁A ▁few ▁days ▁later , ▁however , ▁near ▁the ▁A edu an ▁opp id um ▁Bib ract e , ▁Ca esar ▁caught ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁Hel vet ii ▁and ▁faced ▁them ▁in ▁a ▁major ▁battle , ▁which ▁ended ▁in ▁the ▁Hel vet ii ’ s ▁retre at ▁and ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁b agg age ▁by ▁the ▁Rom ans . ▁ ▁Le aving ▁the ▁largest ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁supplies ▁behind , ▁the ▁Hel vet ii ▁covered ▁around ▁ 6 0   km ▁in ▁four ▁days , ▁eventually ▁reaching ▁the ▁lands ▁of ▁the ▁L ing ones ▁( the ▁modern ▁Lang res ▁plate au ). ▁Ca esar ▁did ▁not ▁purs ue ▁them ▁until ▁three ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁battle , ▁while ▁still ▁sending ▁mess engers ▁to ▁the ▁L ing ones ▁warning ▁them