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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 | + | '''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. |
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Revision as of 16:57, January 18, 2017
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, 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