Gaul
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Gaul was a large region of Western Europe in antiquity, encompassing much of present-day France and neighboring areas, inhabited primarily by Celtic tribes before Roman conquest.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gauls | 5 |
| Cisalpine Gaul | 3 |
| Celtic Gaul | 1 |
| Gaul (Roman sanctuaries of Isis) | 1 |
| Roman Gaul | 1 |
Statements (82)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient region
ⓘ
former Roman province ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Alps
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ English Channel ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Pyrenees ⓘ Rhine ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine River
|
| capitalUnderRome | Lugdunum ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Julius Caesar
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| conquestDocumentedIn |
Gallic Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Commentarii de Bello Gallico
|
| correspondsTo | modern France ⓘ |
| culturalFeature |
Celtic art
ⓘ
druidic priesthood ⓘ oppida (fortified settlements) ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
metalworking ⓘ salt trade ⓘ wine trade ⓘ |
| ethnonym |
Celtic tribes
ⓘ
surface form:
Celtae
Galli ⓘ |
| fullyIntegratedIntoRomanEmpireBy | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Aedui territory
ⓘ
Allobroges territory ⓘ Alpine regions ⓘ Aquitani territory ⓘ Armorica ⓘ Arverni territory ⓘ Belgae territory ⓘ Celtic tribes ⓘ Gaul self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Cisalpine Gaul
Aquitani territory ⓘ
surface form:
Gallia Aquitania
Gallia Belgica ⓘ Gallia Lugdunensis ⓘ Gallia Narbonensis ⓘ Garonne basin ⓘ Helvetii territory ⓘ Loire ⓘ
surface form:
Loire basin
Mediterranean coastline ⓘ Parisii territory ⓘ Left Bank of the Rhine ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine frontier
Rhône Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Rhône valley
Seine River Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Seine basin
Sequani territory ⓘ Gallia Narbonensis ⓘ
surface form:
Transalpine Gaul
|
| inhabitedBy |
Aquitani territory
ⓘ
surface form:
Aquitani
Belgae ⓘ Celtic tribes ⓘ
surface form:
Celtic peoples
Gaul self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Gauls
|
| knownToGreeksAs |
Galatia
ⓘ
surface form:
Galatia (for some Celtic regions)
|
| languageFamily | Celtic languages ⓘ |
| laterAdministrativeLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| laterBecame |
Kingdom of the Franks
ⓘ
surface form:
Frankish Kingdom
part of medieval France ⓘ |
| laterReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Roman religion ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Western Europe
ⓘ
continental Europe ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Arelate
ⓘ
Burdigala ⓘ Lugdunum ⓘ Lutetia ⓘ Massilia ⓘ |
| militaryFeature |
infantry warriors
ⓘ
war chariots ⓘ |
| partiallyCorrespondsTo |
Duchy of Luxembourg
ⓘ
surface form:
Luxembourg
southern Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Netherlands south of the Rhine
modern Belgium ⓘ Northern Italy ⓘ
surface form:
northern Italy
Rhineland ⓘ
surface form:
western Germany
Western Switzerland ⓘ
surface form:
western Switzerland
|
| partOf |
Alpine Celtic culture
ⓘ
surface form:
Celtic world
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| primaryAncientLanguage | Gaulish ⓘ |
| religion | Celtic polytheism ⓘ |
| resistedBy | Vercingetorix ⓘ |
| romanAdministrativeDivision | diocese of the Gauls ⓘ |
| romanConquestCompleted | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
Referenced by (60)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Life of St Martin
this entity surface form:
Gaul (Roman sanctuaries of Isis)