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In his Gallic Wars, mostly of the women Caesar mentions is Odelia, lone heir of Orgetorix, the most feared of the Helvetian (Swiss) chieftains Orgetorix has the hidden knowledge ambition of leading the Helvetians over the river into the abundant lands of Gaul (France), insisting he does not have any fear of the Roman retaliation. To attain his target, he pledges his little princess in marriage to the Gaul Dumnorix, King of the wealthy Aeduans, who experienced ousted his more aged brother Divitiacus for allying with Rome and substituted him with the younger brother. Although a good looking man, Dumnorix seems to have little to recommend him other than a pleasant smile, and Odelia recognizes no man can rule with only a pleasurable smile. Besides, she intended to marry the Helvetian's best warrior, Ticus. But, as her father's single heir, she must honor her father's wish and the needs of her people. So she becomes Dumnorix' unwilling bride-to-be as Gaul prepares to get a fresh Roman commander, Julius Caesar. As situations foreshadow the finish of their world, Odelia finds that nothing and no person is really as simple as she thought it was.

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