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'''Gaul''' was the [[Roman]] name for a territory comprising modern day [[France]] and [[Belgium]] as well as parts of northern [[Italy]], western [[Switzerland]], western [[Germany]] and the [[Netherlands]]. First subjugated by the [[Roman Republic|Roman Empire]] under [[Julius Caesar]], they were a part of the Empire for most of its existence.
'''Gaul''' was the [[Roman]] name for a territory comprising modern day [[France]] and [[Belgium]] as well as parts of northern [[Italy]], western [[Switzerland]], western [[Germany]] and the [[Netherlands]]. First subjugated by the [[Roman Republic|Roman Empire]] under [[Julius Caesar]], they were a part of the Empire for most of its existence.
[[Image:Gaul.jpg|thumb|290px]]
The Gauls, who called this area home, were a [[Celtic]] people. There are still some elements of Celtic influence in places like [[Brittany]], but their culture was largely overrun by the Romans and the [[Franks]].
The Gauls, who called this area home, were a [[Celtic]] people. There are still some elements of Celtic influence in places like [[Brittany]], but their culture was largely overrun by the Romans and the [[Franks]].
==Further reading==
* Blok, Petrus Johannes. ''History of the People of the Netherlands'' (1898) famous classic; [http://books.google.com/books?id=s8kOAAAAIAAJ&printsec=titlepage&dq=intitle:Netherlands+inauthor:blok&lr=&num=30&as_brr=0&source=gbs_summary_r&cad=0 part 1 to 1500, online from Google]
* James, Edward. ''The Franks'' (1991) [http://www.amazon.com/Franks-Peoples-Europe-Edward-James/dp/0631179364/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230252161&sr=8-2 excerpt and text search]
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