Rome, the greatest empire of antiquity, it was always said that “Rome was not built in a day.” How true this statement was, Rome was ever changing and ever evolving to the people and customs that came under its control. From its origins as a small farming community on the Palatine hill in Rome to an empire that extended from Spain to Judea, from Britain to Africa, Rome conquered immense territories throughout the ancient world which let allowed for Rome to “Romanize” is provinces by incorporating aspects of Roman life into their subject’s daily lives. Such is the case for Gaul; Gaul is vast region in the ancient world comprised of modern day France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Netherlands. It was such a vast region that it had to be divided into seven different Provinces Aquitania, Lugdunensis, Belgica, Narbonensis, Alpes Maritimae, Alpes Penninae, and Alpes Cottiae. With the acquisition of parts of Gaul starting in the second century B.C.E., Rome was able to change aspect of the region while incorporating the area with ease into the global empire.
Prior to the Romans occupying the region, Gaul was a very vast region made up of the Gallic-Celt people. This culture had been in the region since the around 1200 B.C.E., spreading west and south of the Danube region. The Romans had been in contact with the people since the early Republic, when the Gaul’s, as they would come to be called, decided to cross over the Alps and began interact with early Romans. In the year 390 B.C.E. the Gaul’s under the leadership of Brennus, become a major threat and sacked the city of Rome and severely weaken the Etruscans. Yet, over the next hundred years, the Gaul’s remained a constant threat to the Roman’s who began to amass more power and influence over the mediterranean. In 295 B.C.E., the Gaul’s joined forces with the Samnites and Etruscans in an attempt to stop the Roman republic from expanding. This resistance lasted until 282 B.C.E. when Rome finally...