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| − | Roman | + | '''Gaul''' was the [[Roman]] name for a territory comprising modern day [[France]], [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]] as well as parts of northern [[Italy]], western [[Switzerland]], and western [[Germany]]. First subjugated by the [[Roman Republic|Roman Empire]] under [[Julius Caesar]], they were a part of the Empire for most of its existence. |
| − | 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. | + | [[Image:Gaul.jpg|thumb|290px]] |
| + | The Gauls or Galicians, 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]]. | ||
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| + | ==Further reading== | ||
| + | * Blok, Petrus Johannes. ''History of the People of the Netherlands'' (1898) famous classic; [https://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] | ||
| + | * Funck-Brentano, Frantz, and E.F. Buckley. ''The History of Gaul'' (1994) | ||
| + | * James, Edward. ''The Franks'' (1991) [https://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] | ||
| + | * Murray, Alexander Callander, ed. ''From Roman to Merovingian Gaul: A Reader'' (2008), primary sources | ||
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| + | [[Category:European History]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Roman History]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:55, April 3, 2025
Gaul was the Roman name for a territory comprising modern day France, Netherlands and Belgium as well as parts of northern Italy, western Switzerland, and western Germany. First subjugated by the Roman Empire under Julius Caesar, they were a part of the Empire for most of its existence.
The Gauls or Galicians, 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; part 1 to 1500, online from Google
- Funck-Brentano, Frantz, and E.F. Buckley. The History of Gaul (1994)
- James, Edward. The Franks (1991) excerpt and text search
- Murray, Alexander Callander, ed. From Roman to Merovingian Gaul: A Reader (2008), primary sources