Gaul - Wikipedia
网页Gaul (Latin: Gallia) [1] was a region of Western Europe first clearly described by the Romans, encompassing present-day France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and parts of Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, and Northern Italy.
Gaul | Roman Empire, Map, & People | Britannica
网页2024年8月12日 · 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.
Gauls - Wikipedia
网页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 - World History Encyclopedia
网页2011年4月28日 · 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 France, Belgium, Luxemburg and parts of the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany on the west bank of the Rhine, and the Po Valley, in present Italy. The ancient limits of Gaul …
Gaul Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
网页Gaul. geographical name. ˈgȯl. variants or Latin Gallia. ˈga-lē-ə. ancient country of western Europe comprising the region now occupied by France and Belgium and at one time also …
Roman Gaul - World History Encyclopedia
网页2017年2月28日 · Roman Gaul is an umbrella term for several Roman provinces in western Europe: Cisalpine Gaul or Gallia Cisalpina, comprised a territory situated in the northernmost part of the Italian peninsula...
Gaul summary | Britannica
网页Gaul, Latin Gallia, Ancient country, Europe, located generally south and west of the Rhine, west of the Alps, and north of the Pyrenees. The Gauls north of the Po River harried Rome from c. 400 bce; by 181 bce Rome had subjugated and colonized that area of northern Italy they called Cisalpine Gaul.
Who were the Gauls? - History Skills
网页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.
Roman Gaul - Wikipedia
网页Gaul was conquered, although it would not become a Roman province until 27 BC, and resistance would continue until as late as 70 AD. There is no clear end-date for the war, but the imminent Roman Civil War led to the withdrawal of Caesar's troops in 50 BC.
What Is Gaul in Ancient History? - ThoughtCo
网页2018年2月23日 · Learn about the Celt-inhabited area the Romans knew as Gallia that we translate as Gaul. What happened when Rome invaded Gaul?