Gaul

Gaul is the region located in what is now France, Luxembourg, and Belgium. It is separated into two parts which are the Cisalpine Gaul and Transalpine Gaul. Celtic people inhabited the area. Their territory was primarily the Cisalpine Gaul.

The Gauls were a primitive bunch who performed all kinds of interesting practices. One being an act called head hunting. The Gauls believed that the head was where the soul resides and when they beheaded someone is was a very meaningful act. Their religion consisted of Greek gods and goddesses. One interesting bit of their history was the druids. The druids took part in human and animal sacrifices. They made sure agriculture was kept up with and hosted festivals. The Gauls not only sacrificed animals but also put them on a pedestal and worshipped certain ones, for example: the Boar was a great symbol of strength to the Gauls. The druids were not only their leading religious leaders but also their leaders in the little politics that they had. The druids were respected by the Celtic people. After Julius Caesar conquered Gaul in the Roman war the druids migrated to England.

The Celtic people who lived in Gaul all had common ethics, religion, and society norms but did not have one single ‘all powerful’ ruler which is surprising because they did fight in wars.The Gauls took place in three significant wars, the Balkans wars, the Galatian war and finally the war that was their demise; the Roman war. It was then taken over by the Roman Empire but inevitably in the middle ages became known to be the Kingdom of France, and eventually the France that we all know and love.