▁men , ▁women ▁and ▁children . ▁However , ▁the ▁figures ▁are ▁generally ▁dismiss ed ▁as ▁too ▁high ▁by ▁modern ▁sch ol ars ▁( see ▁here after ). ▁ ▁Like ▁many ▁other ▁tribes , ▁the ▁Hel vet ii ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁k ings ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁their ▁cl ash ▁with ▁Rome ▁but ▁instead ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁class ▁of ▁no blem en ▁( Lat . ▁equ ites ). ▁When ▁Or get or ix , ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁most ▁prominent ▁and ▁am bit ious ▁no blem en , ▁was ▁making ▁plans ▁to ▁establish ▁himself ▁as ▁their ▁king , ▁he ▁faced ▁execution ▁by ▁burning ▁if ▁found ▁guilty . ▁Ca esar ▁does ▁not ▁explicitly ▁name ▁the ▁trib al ▁authorities ▁pro sec uting ▁the ▁case ▁and ▁gather ing ▁men ▁to ▁app reh end ▁Or get or ix , ▁but ▁he ▁refers ▁to ▁them ▁by ▁the ▁Latin ▁terms ▁civ itas ▁(" state " ▁or ▁" tri be ") ▁and ▁magistr atus ▁(" o fficial s "). ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Ear liest ▁historical ▁sources ▁and ▁settlement ▁▁ ▁In ▁his ▁Natural ▁History ▁( c . ▁ 7 7 ▁AD ), ▁Pl iny ▁provides ▁a ▁foundation ▁myth ▁for ▁the ▁C elt ic ▁settlement ▁of ▁C is al pine ▁Ga ul ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁Hel vet ian ▁named ▁Hel ico ▁plays ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁culture ▁hero . ▁Hel ico ▁had ▁worked ▁in ▁Rome ▁as ▁a ▁craft s man ▁and ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁home ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Al ps ▁with ▁a ▁d ried ▁fig , ▁a ▁gra pe