Gauls

Gauls appears on the timeline as a people or culture of France and the Low Countries (Europe) from c. 800 to 50 BCE, a span of 750 years. Its people spoke Celtic languages (Gaulish, Irish, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Breton).

Celtic peoples such as the Arverni, Aedui, Belgae and Helvetii who built oppida and minted coins. Vercingetorix led the last great revolt against Caesar until his surrender at Alesia in 52 BCE.

See Gauls on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

c. 800 to 50 BCE

Duration

750 years

Type

People or culture

Region

France and the Low Countries, Europe

Language family

Celtic

Came from

• Bronze Age Gaul c. 1800 to 800 BCE

Became

• Roman Gaul 50 BCE to 486 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 776 BCE First Olympic Games
• 753 BCE Traditional founding of Rome
• 508 BCE Athenian democracy
• 480 BCE Battle of Salamis
• 334 BCE Alexander invades Persia
• 218 BCE Hannibal crosses the Alps

Neighbours in Europe

• Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE
• Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE
• Athens 508 to 322 BCE
• Empire of Alexander the Great 336 to 323 BCE
• Sparta c. 900 to 192 BCE
• Roman Hispania 218 BCE to 472 CE
• Etruscan civilization c. 720 to 90 BCE
• Roman Gaul 50 BCE to 486 CE
• Kingdom of Macedon c. 700 to 168 BCE
• Syracuse c. 734 to 212 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
• Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE, Middle East
• Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE, Central and North Asia
• Ptolemaic Kingdom 305 to 30 BCE, North and West Africa
• Achaemenid Empire 550 to 330 BCE, Middle East
• Western Han 202 BCE to 9 CE, East Asia
• Maurya Empire 322 to 185 BCE, South Asia
• Empire of Alexander the Great 334 to 312 BCE, Middle East

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