[*] 3.20. Diviciaci: this Haeduan chief was of the order of Druids （see pp. 165. 168）; he had been in Rome, where he made the acquaintance of Cicero and other eminent Romans. He was thoroughly impressed with the power andsuperiority of the Romans, and was a faithful friend and ally of Caesar. Theparty of Druids, represented by Diviciacus and Liscus （ch. 16）, was in a manner the popular party, strong especially in the large towns; it was opposed to the old clan feeling kept up for ambitious purposes by military or tribal chiefs （principes）, such as Orgetorix and Dumnorix. The former, or popular party, was headed by the Haedui; the latter, or aristocratic, by the Sequani and Arverni. The Druids were a religious or priestly order, jealous of the aristocracy （equites） of the tribe or clan, which latter represented what may be called the patriotic or "native-Celtic" party （see Bk. vi. chs. 12-17）. A knowledge of this division helps to clear up many of the events of Caesar's campaigns. In fact, Gaul was conquered by the strategy underlying the maxim "divide et impera." — qui: i.e. Dumnorix. The regular rule is that the relative should refer to the last person named. But this in all languages is often overborne by the prominence of some preceding person. — principatum, highest rank, as distinct from political power （see above）.
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Caesar's Gallic War. J. B. Greenough, Benjamin L. D'Ooge and M. Grant Daniell. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1898.
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