Gaul

…known to the Romans as Gauls, spread from central Europe in the period 500 bce–500 ce to provide France with a major component of its population, especially in the centre and west. At the fall of the Roman Empire, there was a powerful penetration of Germanic (Teutonic) peoples, especially in…

A Celtic people, the Gauls lived in an agricultural society divided into several tribes ruled by a landed class.

…Etruscans and later by the Gauls. It came under Roman control in 191 bce and soon became important because it possessed one of the few good port sites on the northeastern coast of Italy. The Roman emperor Augustus built the port of Classis, about 3 miles (5 km) from the…