Gaul

Summary

Gaul is a historical region^[1]. Gaul ranks in the top 2% of historical_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,046 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gaul is in the country of France^[3].
• Gaul is in the country of Germany^[4].
• Gaul is in the country of Netherlands^[5].
• Gaul is in the country of Italy^[6].
• Gaul is in the country of Switzerland^[7].
• Gaul is in the country of Belgium^[8].
• Gaul's image is recorded as Gaul in the time of Caesar (134037767).jpg^[9].
• Gaul's continent is recorded as Europe^[10].
• Gaul's instance of is recorded as historical region^[11].
• Gaul's instance of is recorded as ancient civilization^[12].
• Gaul's instance of is recorded as nation^[13].
• Gaul's instance of is recorded as former administrative territorial entity^[14].
• Gaul's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 242520115^[15].
• Gaul's GND ID is recorded as 4019150-3^[16].
• Gaul's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15322908h^[17].
• Gaul's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00562252^[18].
• Gaul's Commons category is recorded as Gauls^[19].
• Gaul's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.5, 'lon': 2.9}^[20].
• Gaul's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/094c_^[21].
• Gaul's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge129178^[22].
• Gaul's HDS ID is recorded as 044232^[23].
• Gaul's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gaul^[24].
• Gaul's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 1307172^[25].
• Gaul's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0028830^[26].
• Gaul's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include France^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in France^[29], founded in 0843^[30]; Germany^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Germany^[32], founded in 1949^[33]; Netherlands^[5], a country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands^[34], in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[35], founded in 1795^[36]; Italy^[6], a country^[37], in Italy^[38], founded in 1946^[39]; Switzerland^[7], a state^[40], in Switzerland^[41], founded in 1291^[42]; and Belgium^[8], a sovereign state^[43], in Belgium^[44], founded in 1830^[45]. Gaul's continent is recorded as Europe^[10].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include historical region^[11], ancient civilization^[12], nation^[13], and former administrative territorial entity^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gaul include France^[46], a sovereign state^[47], in France^[48], founded in 0843^[49]; Gauls^[50], a historical ethnic group^[51]; gallium^[52], a chemical element^[53]; Gallic rooster^[54], a national animalisation^[55]; Gallia County^[56], a county of Ohio^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1803^[59], headquartered in Gallipolis^[60]; French battleship Gaulois^[61], a battleship^[62], in Greece^[63]; and 148 Gallia^[64], an asteroid^[65].

Why It Matters

Gaul ranks in the top 2% of historical_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,046 views/month).^[2] Gaul has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[66] Gaul is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[67]

Entities named for Gaul include France^[46], a sovereign state^[47], in France^[48], founded in 0843^[49]; Gauls^[50], a historical ethnic group^[51]; gallium^[52], a chemical element^[53]; Gallic rooster^[54], a national animalisation^[55]; Gallia County^[56], a county of Ohio^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1803^[59], headquartered in Gallipolis^[60]; and French battleship Gaulois^[61], a battleship^[62], in Greece^[63].