An ancient Celtic tribe that inhabited what is now northern France during the Iron Age and Roman period.
From Latin Bellovaci, the name of the Gallic tribe. The name may derive from Celtic roots meaning 'strong' or 'mighty.' The tribe was documented by Roman historians including Caesar.
The Bellovaci were so militarily formidable that Caesar himself documented their resistance in his Gallic Wars, making them one of the few Celtic tribes famous enough to have their name preserved in ancient texts that we still read today.
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