11 Facts About Roman Gaul

Roman Gaul refers to Gaul under provincial rule in the Roman Empire from the 1st century BC to the 5th century AD.

Roman Gaul sought to pay off debts and find glory for himself, and so began a series of aggressive campaigns to conquer the Gallic tribes.

In 22 BC, imperial administration of Roman Gaul was reorganised establishing the provinces of Gallia Aquitania, Gallia Belgica and Gallia Lugdunensis.

Parts of eastern Roman Gaul were incorporated into the provinces Raetia and Germania Superior .

Roman Gaul's forces comprised his fleet, the three legions stationed in Britain and a legion he had seized in Gaul, a number of foreign auxiliary units, a levy of Gaulish merchant ships, and barbarian mercenaries attracted by the prospect of booty.

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Roman Gaul Empire had difficulty responding to all the barbarian raids, and Flavius Aetius had to use these tribes against each other in order to maintain some Roman Gaul control.

Roman Gaul first used the Huns against the Burgundians, and these mercenaries destroyed Worms, killed king Gunther, and pushed the Burgundians westward.

Almost immediately afterwards, most of Roman Gaul came under the rule of the Merovingians, the first kings of a proto-France.

Current historical research suggests that Roman Gaul was "Roman" only in certain social contexts, the prominence of which in material culture has hindered a better historical understanding of the permanence of many Celtic elements.

The Roman Gaul influence was most apparent in the areas of civic religion and administration.

The prohibition of Druids and the syncretic nature of the Roman Gaul religion led to disappearance of the Celtic religion.