Gaul
Also known as Gallia
thumb|upright=1.35|Gaul , on the eve of the Gallic Wars. The Romans divided Gaul into five parts: [[Gallia Celtica (largely corresponding to the later province Gallia Lugdunensis), Gallia Belgica, Gallia Cisalpina, Gallia Narbonensis, and Gallia Aquitania.]]
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Gaul was a region in ancient Europe that the Romans divided into five parts: Gallia Celtica, Gallia Belgica, Gallia Cisalpina, Gallia Narbonensis, and Gallia Aquitania. It matters historically because it was significant enough for the Romans to formally partition and govern, particularly during the period of the Gallic Wars.
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- History
- Roman conquest
- Roman Gaul
- Frankish Gaul
- Culture
- Social structure, indigenous nation and tribes
- Religion
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thumb|upright=1.35|Gaul , on the eve of the Gallic Wars. The Romans divided Gaul into five parts: [[Gallia Celtica (largely corresponding to the later province Gallia Lugdunensis), Gallia Belgica, Gallia Cisalpina, Gallia Narbonensis, and Gallia Aquitania.]]
Gaul () was a region of Western Europe first clearly described by the Romans, encompassing present-day France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and parts of Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, and Northern Italy. It covered an area of . Archaeologically, the Gauls were bearers of the La Tène culture during the 5th to 1st centuries BC. This material culture was found throughout Gaul and as far east as modern-day southern Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary.