During the Gallic Wars, after J. Caesar pushed the Helvetii out of Adeun territory, he was asked to come to the aid of the Sequani to help push Ariovistus and the Suebi out of Sequan territory.
Ariovistus was originally invited by the Sequani to help in a war against the Adeui. Ariovistus and the Germans decided to stay in Sequan territory after the war, taking over a third of the territory for himself. The Sequani realized a little too late that they made a mistake, and invited a worse threat to themselves than other Gallic people such as the Adeui could prove to be.
When Caesar approached Ariovistus for the first parley, the leader of the Germans basically rebuffed Caesar and told him he came invited to Gaul, he won their territory by force of arms, etc. After the conclusion of the first parley, there were a few minor skirmishes between the Germans and Romans. When Ariovistus realized the Romans weren't budging an inch, and because German soothsayers were saying that Ariovistus would not win a battle before the next full moon, Ariovistus decided to approach Caesar to parley.
When Caesar approached, Ariovistus opened first with a bit of bragging about himself and the Germans, how they haven't slept under a roof in over 10 years, how brave they are, etc. He also stated something very interesting:
"I know for a fact that if I were to kill Caesar" said Ariovistus, "if I were to kill Caesar, I would earn a great reward from some of the Senators in Rome." Ariovistus then added, "I know this, because I heard it from their very messengers."
Now the great question: Which senators would have sent messengers to Ariovistus and the Germans, promising them fortune if they would kill Caesar? Who would have had the ability to get messengers across the Province, through a part of Gaul, and to the area where Ariovistus was camping?
Or, did Caesar fabricate Ariovistus' words to sow seeds of loyalty among those who favored Caesar or at least were on the fence between Caesar's and Pompey's factions?
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