12 events with tag "Gaul"
150 BC
ID: 5395
Narbo founded as wine port - Roman colony established to control wine trade with interior Gaul, becomes major commercial hub
ID: 5395
90 BC
ID: 5380
Slave raids devastate Celtic society - tribes raid each other for slaves to trade for Roman wine, Posidonius describes social collapse
ID: 5380
58 BC
ID: 2692
Caesar begins Gallic Wars - defeats Helvetii and Ariovistus, conquest of Gaul begins
ID: 2692
57 BC
ID: 2693
Caesar conquers Belgae - toughest fighters in Gaul subdued, most of Gaul under Roman control
ID: 2693
52 BC
ID: 2697
Siege of Alesia - Caesar defeats Vercingetorix, double circumvallation, masterpiece of siege warfare, Gaul conquered
ID: 2697
51 BC
ID: 5399
Caesar's Gallic genocide complete - Plutarch: 1 million dead, 1 million enslaved, 300 tribes conquered, 800 cities destroyed
ID: 5399
40 BC
ID: 5401
Gallo-Roman villa culture emerges - Celtic aristocrats adopt Roman lifestyle, wine production begins in Gaul, hybrid culture develops
ID: 5401
48
ID: 5402
Claudius admits Gauls to Senate - Emperor from Lyon argues Gauls now Roman enough for high office, integration accelerates
ID: 5402
70
ID: 5403
Gallic wine production surpasses Italian - former barbarians now export wine to Rome, Pliny complains about competition
ID: 5403
177
ID: 4116
Martyrs of Lyon and Vienne - 48 Christians including St. Blandina (slave girl) tortured and killed in amphitheater
ID: 4116
397
ID: 3787
Death of St. Martin of Tours - soldier-monk brings Eastern monasticism to Gaul, establishes Marmoutier
ID: 3787
410
ID: 3789
Honoratus founds Lerins Abbey - island monastery becomes 'nursery of bishops' for Gaul
ID: 3789