Antiquity

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≈ 600 BC → 51 BC

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Marseille and the Phocaeans

Marseille and the Phocaeans · Environ -600 à -325 av. J.-C.

La fondation de Massalia et l'arrivée de la culture grecque en Gaule.

The Birth of the Gaulish World

The Birth of the Gaulish World · Environ -500 à -400 av. J.-C.

Découvrez la civilisation gauloise : ses classes sociales, ses inventions géniales et ses dieux mystérieux.

The Golden Age of the Gauls

The Golden Age of the Gauls · Environ -400 à -200 av. J.-C.

L'affrontement épique pour le destin de la Gaule, de Gergovie à Alésia.

Gaul Faces Rome

Gaul Faces Rome · Environ -200 à -58 av. J.-C.

As the previous chapter closed, the Celtic peoples had just experienced, between 400 and 200 BC, the height of their Mediterranean influence — from the taking o

The Gallic Wars

The Gallic Wars · Environ -57 à -53 av. J.-C.

As the previous chapter closed, Caesar had just crushed the Helvetian migration near Bibracte, then defeated the Germanic chief Ariovistus at the foot of the Vo

Vercingetorix's Revolt

Vercingetorix's Revolt · -52 av. J.-C.

As the previous chapter closed, Caesar had just had the Carnutian chief Acco executed at Durocortorum, hoping to deter any further revolt. The effect achieved i

The End of Independent Gaul

The End of Independent Gaul · Environ -51 av. J.-C.

As the previous chapter closed, Vercingetorix had just surrendered before Alesia, ending the largest uprising Gaul ever mounted against Rome. But the surrender