Origin of the GAULS

The origin of the Gauls is found in the Celtic peoples about the year 450 a. C in present-day France, Switzerland, Belgium, and parts of Italy. In a Teacher we tell you.

European history is full of small towns that originated the current cultures that we know, being the first settlers of some of the main countries of Europe. One of these towns were the Gauls, being the first town located in France, and having a great presence in the area until the arrival of the Romans. In order to get to know this town in depth, in this lesson from a Teacher we must talk about the origin of the Gauls.

Index

1. Who were the Gauls?
2. What is the origin of the Gauls?
3. Other Gallic peoples and their origins

The Gauls were Celtic peoples who lived in the area known as Gaul., being what we currently know as France, Switzerland, Belgium and parts of Italy. These towns are very old, and it is thought that they existed during the Bronze Age, in the second millennium BC. C., although it is difficult to set an exact date due to the archaeological difficulties of the time.

The Gauls were a group of different villages and tribes They thought they were related to each other. These towns were divided into the so-called civitas, being regions dominated by a chief, and which in turn were divided into vicus, with an extension similar to the current cantons. This structure makes it difficult to establish what we call a Gallic, but we could say that any Celtic people located in the region of Gaul can be considered as a Gallic.

Gauls are generally considered to be the inheritors of the Celtic civilization of La Tene. This civilization had great importance and expansion during the Second Iron Age, but it disappeared in Ireland during the High Middle Ages. Many experts consider that the Gauls are the remains that this town left behind when they left French soil.

In this other lesson we discover you what are the celts in a summary.

The Gauls are considered the first Celts that populated the area of ​​central Europe, which with the passage of time were migrating to various areas throughout the continent. It is said that these Gauls established themselves in an area between the Seine and Garonne rivers, although little by little they were expanding towards regions a little further away from Gaul.

The origins of the Gauls are located about 450 B.C. c., since although the Celts had their origin in the Iron Age, the Gauls are the result of the transformation of the Celts by great cultural and organizational changes. For this reason it is considered that the first Gauls are very different from the Celts that preceded them.

On the other hand, it is considered that the origin of the Gauls was also influenced by the La Tene civilization, that it was a Celtic people with Greek, Phoenician and Etruscan influence. It is said that this mixture of culture was brought by the beginning of the Gauls, these being the result of the relationship of the Celtic peoples with more Greek regions, bringing with it a new culture.

In the late 2nd century and early 3rd century, the Celts expanded north into Gaul, and west of the Alps. Being what caused the birth of dozens of Gallic towns or of Gallic origin throughout Europe, causing it to be one of the most expanded cultures of the time.

These towns gradually changed their characteristics, ceasing to be Gauls and becoming a new culture, with some elements of the Gauls, but different enough to be considered another culture.

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To continue this lesson on the origin of the Gauls, we must talk about other towns that are considered Gauls, but that were ramifications of the original Gauls. We must enumerate them, and comment on their origins, in order to know them all in depth.

The main Gallic peoples and their origins are the following:

• treveros: They were a Gallic people from the area of ​​the lower Moselle valley, a little south of the rest of the Gallic peoples. It was a town of Celtic and Gallic origin, but it had marked characteristics of Greek and Germanic cultures.
• aquitanos: A town located in the Aquitaine area that some experts consider part of the Gauls and others give it a different origin. It is considered that the great differences of the Aquitanians with respect to other Gallic peoples is that they were highly influenced by the Celtic and Iberian peoples who occupied the Iberian Peninsula.
• bellovacos: One of the Gallic towns that were called Belgians for being located in the northern part of Gaul, in what we now know as Belgium. Its origin is from the Celts, but its distance from the rest of the towns made its characteristics somewhat different, being quite unique.
• suesions: Other of the Gallic towns that were denominated as Belgians. They are thought to have been one of the first Gallic peoples to move north, causing a culture clash between the Gauls and northern Belgian cultures. For some experts they were the cause of the birth of the Gallic cultural group of the Belgians.
• meats: One of the main Gallic towns, being located right in the center of Gaul. They were the first to mint coins, being responsible for us being able to date the Celtic peoples in the region, since they are considered to be the first Gauls.
• Helvetii: A set of Gallic towns that inhabited the area of ​​Switzerland, especially in the section of the Alps. We do not have sources that speak of their origins, but they appear to be members of the Gauls who marched towards the Alps.

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