Gauls - Wikipedia The Gauls (Latin: Galli; Ancient Greek: Γαλάται, Galátai) were a group of Celtic peoples of mainland Europe in the Iron Age and the Roman period (roughly 5th century BC to 5th century AD) Their homeland was known as Gaul (Gallia) They spoke Gaulish, a continental Celtic language
Gaul | Roman Empire, Map, People | Britannica Gaul, the region inhabited by the ancient Gauls, comprising modern-day France and parts of Belgium, western Germany, and northern Italy A Celtic people, the Gauls lived in an agricultural society divided into several tribes ruled by a landed class
Who were the Gauls? - History Skills Roman geographers and administrators divided Gaul into three principal regions: Gallia Celtica in the centre, Gallia Belgica in the north, and Gallia Aquitania in the southwest, and each of these regions contained numerous tribes
Everything you need to know about the Gauls and their long . . . The Gauls, a collective name given to several Celtic tribes that inhabited the region known as Gaul from the Iron Age through the Roman period, have fascinated historians and archaeologists for centuries
Gallant Gauls: A Journey Through Ancient Europe The Gauls were a group of Celtic peoples of mainland Europe in the Iron Age and the Roman period (5th century BC to 5th century AD) Their homeland was known as Gaul (Gallia)
What Is Gaul in Ancient History? - ThoughtCo When Celtic tribal invaders from the north entered Italy in about 400 B C , the Romans called them Galli 'Gauls' They settled amid the other people of northern Italy
The ancient Gauls (and what the French think of them) The Gauls, or les Gaulois in French, were a people who populated most of what is modern-day France (not to mention a significant portion of central Europe) from around the 5th century BC to the 5th century AD
Gaul - Wikipedia The Gauls practiced a form of animism, ascribing human characteristics to lakes, streams, mountains, and other natural features and granting them a quasi-divine status
Gaul - World History Encyclopedia Gaul (Latin Gallia, French Gaule) is the name given by the Romans to the territories where the Celtic Gauls (Latin Galli, French Gaulois) lived, including present
What Was Gaul In Ancient Rome - Ancient Rome Gaul was a region of Western Europe that was conquered by the Roman Republic during the Gallic Wars, which began in the year 58 BC The Romans identified the region of their conquest as ‘Gaul’, and its inhabitants as ‘Galli’