Gallic Tribes

  • The following is a List of the Gallic Tribes and their Capitals (Oppida) from the Gallic Wars (58-51 CE).
  • Modern french towns reflect the old Gallic Tribal name and not the later Roman town name (shown in brackets).

The Gallic Tribes

  • Aedui – Bibracte (Mont Beuvray, in an Archeological Park, near Autun)
  • Allobroges – Vienne (Vienna)
  • Andecavi – Angers (Juliomagus Andecavorum)
  • Aquitani – Bordeaux (Burdigala)
  • Armoricani –
  • Arverni – Gergovia (Gergovie)
  • Baiocasses – Bayeux (Civitas Baiocassium)
  • Belgae:
    • Ambiani – Amiens (Samarobriva, Civitas Ambianensium)
    • Atrebates – Arras (Nemetocenna Atrebatum)
    • Bellovaci – Beauvais (Caesaromagus)
    • Caleti – Harfleur (Caracotinum), then Lillebonne (Juliobona)
    • Lexovii – Lisieux
    • Leuci – Toul (Tullum Leucorum)
    • Mediomatrici – Metz (Divodurum Mediomatricorum)
    • Meldi – Marne (Matrona)
    • Menapii – Cassel (Castellum Menapiorum)
    • Morini – Boulogne-sur-mer and Therouanne (Tarvanna, Civitas Moriniorum)
    • Nervii – Bavay (Bagacum Nerviorum)
    • Remi – Laon (Bibrax) and Rheims (Durocortorum)
    • Suessiones – Soissons (Augusta Suessionum)
    • Treveri – Trier (Augusta Treverorum)
    • Veliocasses – Rouen (Rotomagus)
    • Viromandui – Noyon (Noviomagus Veromanduroum)
  • Bituriges – Bourges (Avaricum)
  • Boii – Boui, near Entrain
  • Boii Boates – La Tete de Buch
  • Cadurci – Uxellodunum
  • Carnutes – Chartres (Civitas Carnutum)
  • Catalauni – Chalons-en-Champagne
  • Caturiges – Chorges (Catorimagus)
  • Cenomani – Le Mans (Civitas Cenomanorum)
  • Ceutrones – Moutiers (Darantasia)
  • Curiosolitae – Corseul
  • Helvetii – La Tene
  • Mandubii – Alesia (Alise-Saint-Reine)
  • Medulli – Medoc area
  • Medulli – Vienne (Vienna)
  • Namnetes – Nantes (Condevincum or Portus Namnetum)
  • Parisii – Paris (Lutetia)
  • Petrocorii – Perigueux (Vesunna or Civitas Petrocoriorum)
  • Pictones – Poitiers (Civitas Petrucoriorum)
  • Raurici – Kaiseraugst (Augusta Raurica)
  • Redones – Rennes (Condate Riedonum)
  • Ruteni – Rodez (Segodunum)
  • Salyes – Aix-en-Provence (Aquae Sextiae) Oppidum of Entremont
  • Santones – Saintes (Mediolanum Santonum)
  • Senones – Sens (Agedincum)
  • Sequani – Besancon (Vesontio, or Besontio)
  • Tigurini – Yverdon-les-bains (Eburodunum, and Castrum Ebredunense)
  • Tolostaes – Toulouse (Tolosa)
  • Turones – Tours (Caesarodunum)

 

  • Unelli – Coutances

 

  • Vangiones -Worms (Burbetomagos)
  • Vellavi – Le Puy-en-Velay (Ruessium, Civitas Vellavorum)
  • Veneti – Vannes (Darioritum)
  • Viducasses – Vieux (Aregenua)
  • Voconti – Vaison-La-Romaine (Vasio Vocontiorum)
  • Volcae Tectosages – Toulouse (Tolosa)

 

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