A map of Gaul showing the relative position of the tribes. List of peoples of Gaul (with their capitals): Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x720, 79 KB)A map of the various tribes that inhabited Gaul. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x720, 79 KB)A map of the various tribes that inhabited Gaul. ...
Map of Gaul circa 58 BC Gaul (from Latin Gallia, c. ...
Map of Gaul circa 58 BC Gaul (from Latin Gallia, c. ...
See also: Aedui, Haedui or Hedui (Gr. ...
Bibracte was the capital of the Aedui in the Iron Age, one of the most important hillforts in Gaul. ...
The Allobroges (sometimes spelt as allobrogs) were a warlike Celtic nation in Gaul located between the Rhône River and the Lake of Geneva in what later became Savoy, Dauphiné, and Vivarais. ...
Vienne is a département of France, located in the center of the country, and named after the Vienne River. ...
The cathedral in Amiens Location within France Amiens is a city and commune in the north of France, 120 km north of Paris. ...
Location within France Angers is a city in France in the département of Maine-et-Loire, 191 miles south-west of Paris. ...
The Aquitanii (Latin for Aquitanians) were a people of horsemen living in what is now SW France, between the Pyrenees and the Garonne. ...
City motto: Lilia sola regunt lunam undas castra leonem. ...
The Atrebates (meaning settlers) were a Belgic tribe of Gaul and Britain before the Roman conquests. ...
Arras is a city and commune in northern France, préfecture (capital) of the Pas-de-Calais département. ...
The Arverni were a Celtic tribe that inhabited the present-day region of Lyons, France. ...
The Battle of Gergovia took place in 52 BC at Gergovia (modern Gergovie), the chief town of the Arverni, situated on a hill in the Auvergne, about eight miles from the Puy de Dome, France. ...
Bayeux is a small town and commune in the Calvados département, in Normandy, northern France. ...
Boii is a name for 3 ancient Celtic tribes living in: Transalpine Gaul, modern France Cisalpine Gaul, or northern Italy Bohemia, Moravia and western Slovakia The European region of Bohemia most likely derives its name from the early Celtic people known as the Boii. ...
Bologna (from Latin Bononia, Bulaggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, between the Po River and the Apennines. ...
Bellovaci was listed as a germanic tribe by Caesar as Belgae. ...
Beauvais is a city and commune of northern France, préfecture (capital) of the Oise département. ...
The Bituriges (Bituriges-Cubi) was a tribe with its capital at Bourges (Avaricum). ...
The vaulted nave of Bourges Cathedral Bourges (pop. ...
The Carnutes (Latin Carnuti), a powerful Celtic people in the heart of independent Gaul, dwelled in a particularly extensive territory between the Sequana (Seine) and the Liger (Loire) rivers. ...
Chartres is a city and commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Eure-et-Loir département. ...
Chalons or Ch lons is the name or part of the name of several communes in France: Ch lons, in the Is re d partement Ch lons-en-Champagne, formerly Ch lons-sur-Marne, in the Marne d partement Chalon-sur-Sa ne, in the Sa ne-et-Loire d...
For the Italian administrative area, see Province of Brescia Brescia is a city in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy with a population of around 200,000. ...
Location within Italy Piazza della Scala Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed of Italian regions. ...
Lisieux is a commune of the Calvados département, in the Lower Normandy région, in France. ...
Location within France Rhine watershed Metz is a city in the North-East of France, capital of the Lorraine région and of the département of Moselle (57). ...
The Médoc is one of the most famous of the French wine-growing regions, consisting of the region in the département of Gironde, on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, north of Bordeaux. ...
The Menapii were a Belgic tribe of north-eastern Gaul in the 1st century BC, dwelling around the Rhine estuary, and extending inland towards the Ardennes. ...
Cassel is a town in the Nord France. ...
Pas-de-Calais Boulogne-sur-Mer is a town in northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département of which it is a sous-préfecture. ...
City motto: Favet Neptunus eunti. ...
The Nervii were one of the most powerful Belgic tribes living east of the Scheldt in north-eastern Gaul in the 1st century BC. The exact date of their inception and destruction is not known. ...
Bergamo is a town in Italy, in Lombardy, about 40km northeast of Milan. ...
The Parisii (or Quarisii) were a Celtic Iron Age people that lived on the banks of the river Seine (in Latin, Sequana) in Gaul from the middle of the third century B.C. until the Roman era. ...
The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...
Location within France Poitiers (population 85,000) is a small city located in west central France. ...
Location within France The Parlement de Bretagne (Parliament of Brittany), the most famous building in Rennes, was rebuilt after a terrible fire in 1994. ...
The Remi were a Belgic tribe of north-eastern Gaul in the 1st century BC. They occupied the northern Champagne plain, on the southern fringes of the Ardennes, between the rivers Mosa (Meuse) and Matrona (Marne), and along the river valleys of the Aisne and its tributaries the Aire and...
Location within France Reims (English traditionally Rheims) (pronounced in French) is a city of northern France, 144 km (89 miles) east-northeast of Paris. ...
Saintes is a town and commune in France, in the Charente-Maritime département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ...
The Senones were a Celtic people of Gallia Celtica, who in the time of Julius Caesar inhabited the district which now includes the departments of Seine-et-Marne, Loiret and Yonne. ...
Inside the cathedral of Sens, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, c. ...
Sequani, in ancient geography, were a Celtic people who occupied the upper basin of the Arar (Saone), their territory corresponding to Franche-Comte and part of Burgundy. ...
Location within France Besançon is a French city in the département of Doubs, of which it is the préfecture. ...
The Suessiones (or perhaps Suessones) were a Belgic people of north-eastern Gaul in the 1st century BC, inhabiting the region between the Oise and the Marne, based around the present-day city of Soissons. ...
The city of Soissons in the Aisne département, Picardie, France on the Aisne River is about 60 miles northeast of Paris and is one of the most ancient cities of France, and is probably the ancient capital of the Suessiones. ...
The Capitole, the 18th century city hall of Toulouse and best known landmark in the city; in the foreground is the Place du Capitole, a hub of urban life at the very center of the city Toulouse (pronounced in standard French, in local Toulouse accent) (Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced ) is a...
The Treveri tribe of Gaul inhabited the lower valley of the Moselle, within the southern fringes of the vast Arduenna Silva (Ardennes Forest). ...
Trier: The Porta Nigra, viewed from outside Location of Trier Trier (French: Trèves), is Germanys oldest city. ...
The Tungri were a tribe of ancient Gaul who occupied the lands of the northern Arduenna Silva (Ardennes), along the lower valley of the Mosa (Meuse). ...
Tongeren (French Tongres, German Tongern) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. ...
Location within France Tours is a city in France, the préfecture (capital city) of the Indre-et-Loire département, on the lower reaches of the river Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. ...
Coutances is a commune of Normandy, France, in the Manche département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ...
The Vangiones were a tribe of the Belgae originally from the Upper Rhine valley. ...
Worms is a city in Germany, situated in Rhineland-Palatinate. ...
Location within France Rouen (pronounced in French, sometimes also ) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northern France, and presently the capital of the Upper Normandy région. ...
The Veneti were an ancient people who inhabited todays northeastern Italy (near Venice). ...
Vannes is a city and commune of about 50,000 inhabitants located in the Morbihan département, in Brittany in the west of France. ...
The Viducasses were one of the Gaulish people. ...
Vieux is a commune and a canton of the Calvados département, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. ...
Vaison-la-Romaine (Latin: Vasio Vocontiorum) is a charming and interesting town in Provence. ...
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