WebThe 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.. The Gauls emerged around the 5th century BC as bearers of La Tène …

WebNov 16, 2022 · Gaul, French Gaule, Latin Gallia, the region inhabited by the ancient Gauls, comprising modern-day France and parts of Belgium, western Germany, and northern Italy. A Celtic race, the Gauls lived in an agricultural society divided into several tribes ruled by a landed class. A brief treatment of Gaul follows. For full treatment, see France: Gaul. By …

WebCisalpine Gaul (Latin: Gallia Cisalpina, also called Gallia Citerior or Gallia Togata) was the part of Italy inhabited by Celts during the 4th and 3rd centuries BC.. After its conquest by the Roman Republic in the 200s BC it was considered geographically part of Roman Italy but remained administratively separated until 42 BC. It was a Roman province from c. 81 BC …

WebVercingetorix (Latin: [u̯ɛrkɪŋˈɡɛtɔriːks]; Greek: Οὐερκιγγετόριξ; c. 80 – 46 BC) was a Gallic king and chieftain of the Arverni tribe who united the Gauls in a failed revolt against Roman forces during the last phase of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars.Despite having willingly surrendered to Caesar, he was executed in Rome. ...

WebOs gauleses ou galos [1] foram um conjunto de populações celtas que habitava a Gália (em latim: Gallia), isto é, o território que corresponde hoje, grosso modo, à França, à Bélgica e à Itália setentrional proto-histórica, [2] provavelmente a partir da Primeira Idade do Ferro (cerca de 800 a.C.).Os gauleses dividiam-se em diversas tribos ou povos, por vezes …

WebGaul (Latin: Gallia) was a region of Western Europe first described by the Romans. It was inhabited by Celtic and Aquitani tribes, encompassing present-day France, Belgium, Luxembourg, most of Switzerland, parts of Northern Italy, and Germany west of the Rhine.It covered an area of 494,000 km 2 (191,000 sq mi). According to Julius Caesar, Gaul was …

WebJul 20, 2018 · Prologue . In 391 BCE, Roman intervention broke the Gallic siege of the Etruscan city of Clusium. The next year, led by the Senones tribe and their chief Brennus, the infuriated Gauls went to war against Rome. The Roman army intercepted the Gauls on the banks of the Tiber, near its confluence with the Allia River, eleven miles (18 km) north …

WebThe Battle of Gergovia took place in 52 BC in Gaul at Gergovia, the chief oppidum (fortified town) of the Arverni.The battle was fought between a Roman Republican army, led by proconsul Julius Caesar, and Gallic forces led by Vercingetorix, who was also the Arverni chieftain. The Romans attempted to besiege Gergovia, but miscommunication ruined the …

WebThe Celts (/ k ɛ l t s /, see pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples (/ ˈ k ɛ l t ɪ k /) are a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia, identified by their use of Celtic languages and other cultural similarities. Historical Celtic groups included the Britons, Boii, Celtiberians, Gaels, Gauls, Gallaeci, Galatians, Lepontii and their offshoots.

WebThe Gauls met comprehensive defeat by the Roman legions under Papus and Regulus. Chariot forces also attacked the legions as they were disembarking from ships during Caesar's invasion of Britain, but the Roman commander drove off the fast-moving assailants using covering fire (slings, arrows and engines of war) from his ships and reinforcing ...