Battle of the Allia
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The Battle of the Allia was fought c. 387 BC between the Senones – a Gallic tribe led by Brennus, who had invaded Northern Italy – and the Roman Republic.
The Servian Wall according to Titus Livius 6.32 the censors ordered its rebuilding after the sack
Boii warrior tomb from Monte Bibele T.14 with 4th century BC assemblege
Battle of the Allia by G.Surand
Gauls
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The Gauls were a group of Celtic peoples of mainland Europe in the Iron Age and the Roman period. Their homeland was known as Gaul (Gallia). They spoke Gaulish, a continental Celtic language.
The Dying Gaul, Capitoline Museums, Rome
Celtic sword and scabbard circa 60 BC
The Dying Gaul, Roman copy of a Hellenistic original, showing the face, hairstyle and torc of a Gaul or Galatian
Agris Helmet. Discovered in Agris, Charente, France, 350 BC