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Roman Gaul. French: Gaule. Latin: Gallia. Major Events: Battle of Alesia. Key People: Julius Caesar. Saint Odo of Cluny. St. Ambrose. Saint Martin of Tours. Severus Alexander. Related Topics: Gaul. Related Places: Germany. France. Italy. Europe. Belgium.
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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 .
Roman writers born in Gaul include Petronius, Caecilius Statius, Varro Atacinus, Aemilius Magnus Arborius, Frontinus, Ausonius, Rutilius Claudius Namatianus, Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus and the authors of the important Panegyrici latini.
The Romans divided Gaul broadly into Provincia (the conquered area around the Mediterranean), and the northern Gallia Comata ("free Gaul" or "long-haired Gaul"). Caesar divided the people of Gallia Comata into three broad groups: the Aquitani ; Galli (who in their own language were called Celtae ); and Belgae .
Stretching from the Atlantic coast to the banks of the Rhine, and from the North Sea to the Pyrenees, the lands of the Gauls were as diverse as the people themselves. They are perhaps best known for their fierce resistance to Roman expansion, a struggle epitomized by the Gallic Wars led by Julius Caesar.
10 de abr. de 2024 · by World History Edu · April 10, 2024. 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.
history of Roman expansion. In ancient Rome: Roman expansion in the western Mediterranean. In 200 the Gauls and Ligurians combined forces and sacked the Latin colony of Placentia in an attempt to drive the Romans out of their lands. In the following years consular armies repeatedly attacked the Gauls.
