Celtic tribes from the east enter what will become Gaul, eventually settling most of the region.
History of France
History of the Kingdom of France.
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600 BC
300 BC
The Coming of the Gauls
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600 BC
Massalia
FoundingIonian Greeks from the island of Phocaea found Massalia (Marseille).
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52 BC
Battle of Alesia
Military actionCaesar defeats Vercingetorix at the Battle of Alesia, completing his conquest of Gaul.
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380 AD
390 AD
British migration
Population Migration / TravelBritish Celts under King Conan Meriadoc migrate to Armorica, which becomes known as Britanny.
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418 AD
Gothic Aquitania
Political eventThe province of Aquitania is granted to the Goths in return for their aid against the Vandals. They establish a capital at Toulouse.
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451 AD
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Battle of Châlons
Military actionA combined force of Romans and Goths defeat invading Huns under Attila at Châlons, in the Champagne region, forcing the HUns to retreat from Gaul. Franks fight on both sides.
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486 AD
751 AD
The Merovingians
Era beginning/endClovis I, King of the Salian Franks, defeats Roman general Syagrius at Soissons in 486, and subsequently unites northern and central Gaul, founding the Merovingian Dynasty.
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1190 AD
71190 AD
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Richard and Philip begin their crusade
Population Migration / TravelRichard and Philip meet in Vézelay, Burgundy, and begin their separate journeys to Outremer.