ut onic ▁inc urs ions ▁and ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁threat ▁that ▁the ▁Hel vet ii ▁were ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ▁world . ▁The ▁Tig ur ini ’ s ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁L . ▁Cass ius ▁Long inus ▁and ▁his ▁army ▁was ▁a ▁welcome ▁pre text ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁an ▁off ensive ▁war ▁in ▁Ga ul ▁whose ▁proceed s ▁permitted ▁Ca esar ▁not ▁only ▁to ▁ful fil ▁his ▁oblig ations ▁to ▁the ▁numerous ▁credit ors ▁he ▁ow ed ▁money ▁to , ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁further ▁strength en ▁his ▁position ▁within ▁the ▁late ▁Republic . ▁In ▁this ▁sense , ▁even ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Div ico , ▁who ▁makes ▁his ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁Comment ari i ▁half ▁a ▁century ▁after ▁his ▁victory ▁over ▁L . ▁Cass ius ▁Long inus , ▁seems ▁more ▁like ▁another ▁hack ney ed ▁argument ▁stress ing ▁Ca esar ’ s ▁just ification ▁to ▁attack , ▁than ▁like ▁an ▁actual ▁historical ▁figure . ▁That ▁the ▁vict or ▁of ▁A gen ▁was ▁still ▁alive ▁in ▁ 5 8 ▁BC ▁or , ▁if ▁yes , ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁phys ically ▁still ▁capable ▁of ▁undert aking ▁such ▁a ▁journey ▁at ▁all , ▁seems ▁more ▁than ▁doubt ful . ▁Nevertheless , ▁Div ico ▁became ▁somewhat ▁of ▁a ▁hero ▁within ▁the ▁Swiss ▁national ▁feeling ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁" Ge ist ige ▁Landes verte id igung " ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Hel vet ii ▁as ▁Roman ▁subjects ▁▁ ▁The ▁Hel vet