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The Gauls were made up of many tribes who controlled a particular territory and often built large fortified settlements called oppida. After completing the conquest of Gaul, the Roman Empire made most of these tribes civitates. The geographical subdivisions of the early church in Gaul were then based on these, and continued as French dioceses until the French Revolution. | The Gauls were made up of many tribes who controlled a particular territory and often built large fortified settlements called oppida. After completing the conquest of Gaul, the Roman Empire made most of these tribes civitates. The geographical subdivisions of the early church in Gaul were then based on these, and continued as French dioceses until the French Revolution. | ||
== Table of list of Gaulish tribes == | |||
The following is a list of recorded Gaulish tribes, in both Latin and the reconstructed Gaulish language (*), as well as their capitals during the Roman period. | The following is a list of recorded Gaulish tribes, in both Latin and the reconstructed Gaulish language (*), as well as their capitals during the Roman period. | ||
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The Gauls were made up of many tribes who controlled a particular territory and often built large fortified settlements called oppida. After completing the conquest of Gaul, the Roman Empire made most of these tribes civitates. The geographical subdivisions of the early church in Gaul were then based on these, and continued as French dioceses until the French Revolution.
Table of list of Gaulish tribes
The following is a list of recorded Gaulish tribes, in both Latin and the reconstructed Gaulish language (*), as well as their capitals during the Roman period.
| Tribe | Capital |
|---|---|
| Aedui | Bibracte (Mont Beuvray) |
| Allobroges | Solonion (Salagnon); Vienna (Vienne) |
| Ambarri | near junction of Rhône & Saône rivers |
| Ambiani | Samarobriva (Amiens) |
| Andecavi (*Andecawī) | Juliomagos Andecavorum (Angers) |
| Arecomici | Nemausus (Nîmes) |
| Arverni (*Arwernī) | Gergovia (La Roche-Blanche) |
| Atrebates | Nemetocenna (Arras) |
| Aulerci Cenomani | Vindunom (Le Mans) |
| Bodiocasses | Augustodurum (Bayeux) |
| Boii | Bononia (Bologna, Italy) |
| Bellovaci (*Bellowacī) | Bratuspantion (Beauvais) |
| Bituriges Cubi | Avaricum (Bourges) |
| Bituriges Vivisci | Burdigala (Bordeaux) |
| Brannovices (*Brannowīcēs) | Matiscon (Mâcon) |
| Brigantii | Brigantion (Bregenz, Austria) |
| Cadurci | Uxellodunum (Cahors) |
| Caleti | Caracotinum (Harfleur); Sandouville?; Lillebonne? |
| Carni | Aquileia, Italy |
| Carnutes (*Carnūtī) | Autricum (Chartres); Cenabum (Orléans) |
| Catalauni (*Catu-wellaunī) | Durocatelaunos (Châlons-en-Champagne) |
| Caturiges | Ebrodunom (Embrun) |
| Cavari (*Cawarī) | Arausion (Orange) |
| Cenomani | Brixia (Brescia, Italy) |
| Ceutrones | Darantasia (Tarentaise/Moûtiers) |
| Coriosolites | Corseul |
| Diablintes | Noeodunom (Jublains) |
| Durocasses | Durocassium (Dreux) |
| Eburones | Atuatuca (Tongeren, Belgium) |
| Eburovices (*Eburowīcēs) | Mediolanum Aulercorum (Évreux) |
| Gabali | Andreritum (Javols) |
| Graioceli | Ocellum (Aussois)? |
| Helvetii (*Heluetī) | Brenodurum? (Bern, Switzerland); Aventicum (Avenches, Switzerland) |
| Helvii (*Helwī) | Alba Helviorum (Alba-la-Romaine) |
| Insubres | Mediolanom (Milan, Italy) |
| Lemovices (*Lemowīcēs) | Durotincum (Villejoubert); Augustoritum (Limoges) |
| Leuci (*Lewcī) | Tullum (Toul) |
| Lexovii (*Lexsowī) | Noviomagos (Lisieux) |
| Lingones | Andematunnon (Langres) |
| Mediomatrici | Divodurum (Metz) |
| Medulli | Moriana? |
| Menapii | Castellum Menapiorum (Cassel) |
| Morini | Bononia (Boulogne-sur-Mer) |
| Namnetes | Condevincum (Nantes) |
| Nantuates | Tarnaiae (Massongex, Switzerland) |
| Nervii (*Nerwī) | Bagacum (Bavay) |
| Nitiobroges | Aginnon (Agen) |
| Osismii (*Ostimī) | Vorgium (Carhaix) |
| Parisii | Lutetia (Paris) |
| Petrocorii | Vesunna (Périgueux) |
| Pictones | Lemonum (Poitiers) |
| Rauraci | Basel oppidum; Augusta Raurica (Kaiseraugst, Switzerland) |
| Redones | Condate (Rennes) |
| Remi | Durocortorum (Reims) |
| Ruteni | Segodunom (Rodez) |
| Salassi | Aosta, Italy |
| Santoni | Mediolanum Santonum (Saintes) |
| Seduni | Sedunum (Sion, Switzerland) |
| Segusiavi (*Segusiawī) | Forum Segusiavorum (Feurs) |
| Segusini | Segusio (Susa, Italy) |
| Senoni | Agedincum (Sens) |
| Sequani | Vesontion (Besançon) |
| Suessiones | Noviodunum (Pommiers); Augusta Suessionum (Soissons) |
| Taurini | Taurasia (Turin, Italy) |
| Tectosagii | Tolosa (Toulouse) |
| Tigurini | Eburdodunom? (Yverdon, Switzerland) |
| Treveri (*Trēwerī) | Trier; Titelberg, Luxembourg |
| Tricastini | |
| Turoni | Ambatia (Amboise); Caesarodunum (Tours) |
| Velaunii (*Wellaunī) | Brigantio (Briançonnet)? |
| Veliocasses (*Weliocassēs) | Rotomagos (Rouen) |
| Vellavi (*Wellawī) | Ruessium (Saint-Paulien); Anicium (Le Puy-en-Velay) |
| Venelli (*Wenellī) | Crociatonum (Carentan) |
| Veneti (*Wenetī) | Dariorium (Vannes) |
| Veragri (*Weragrī) | Octodurus (Martigny, Switzerland) |
| Vertamocorii (*Wertamocorī) | Novaria (Novara, Italy) |
| Viducasses (*Widucassēs) | Aregenua (Vieux) |
| Vindelici (*Windelicī) | Augusta Vindelicorum (Augsburg, Germany) |
| Viromandui (*Wiromanduī) | Augusta Viromanduorum (Saint-Quentin, Aisne) |
| Vocontii (*Wocontī) | Vaison-la-Romaine |