Aedui	Also, Haedui or Hedui, a Gallic people of Gallia Lugdunensis, who inhabited the country between the Arar (Saone) and Liger (Loire), in today's France. Before Caesar's time they had attached themselves to the Romans, and were honoured with the title of brothers and kinsmen of the Roman people. When the Sequani, their neighbours on the other side of the Arar, with whom they were continually quarrelling, invaded their country and subjugated them with the assistance of a Germanic chieftain named Ariovistus, the Aedui sent Divitiacus, the druid, to Rome to appeal to the senate for help, but his mission was unsuccessful. On his arrival in Gaul (58 BC), Caesar restored their independence. In spite of this, the Aedui joined the Gallic coalition against Caesar (B. G. vii. 42), but after the surrender of Vercingetorix at Alesia were glad to return to their allegiance. Augustus dismantled their native capital Bibracte on Mont Beuvray, and substituted a new town with a half-Roman, half-Gaulish name, Augustodunum (modern Autun). During the reign of Tiberius (A.D. 21), they revolted under Julius Sacrovir, and seized Augustudunum, but were soon put down by Gaius Silius (Tacitus Ann. iii. 43-46). The Aedui were the first of the Gauls to receive from the emperor Claudius the distinction of juo hanorum. The oration of Eumenius, in which he pleaded for the restoration of the schools of his native place Augustodunum, shows that the district was neglected. The chief magistrate of the Aedui in Caesar's time was called Vergobretus (according to Mommsen, "judgment-worker"), who was elected annually, possessed powers of life and death, but was forbidden to go beyond the frontier. Certain clientes, or small communities, were also dependent upon the Aedui.
Arevaci	The Arevaci were a Celt Iberian tribe, formed by the mingling of Iberians and migrating Celts in the 6th century BC, who inhabited an area near Numantia and Uxama. The Celt Iberians excelled at horsemanship, fighting, and metalworking. They wore sewn garments made of woven and dyed cloth. The Arevaci and the Belli rose up against the Romans in the Celt Iberian and Numantine Wars, which lasted from 153 to 133 BC. After such victories as that of 137 BC, in which 20,000 Romans surrendered to between 4,000 and 8,000 Celt Iberians at Numantia, the tribes' resistance was broken by the Roman siege and destruction of Numantia in 133 BC.
Averni	A powerful tribe occupying the Massif Central in Caesar's time. They were violently opposed to Roman rule.
Belgae	The Belgae were a warlike people of ancient Northern Gaul, separated from the Celtae of Gallia Lugdunensis by the rivers Matrona (Marne) and Sequana (Seine). According to Strabo the country of the Belgae extended from the Rhenus (Rhine) to the Liger (Loire). In the opening passage of Caesar's Gallic Wars, the Belgae are described as forming "a third part of Gaul". Belgica was one of the four provinces of Gaul near the Rhine, delineated by Augustus. The British Belgae no doubt descended from a Belgic colony.
Eravisci	A tribe occupying much of Transdanubia (Hungary) with one of their principal settlements on the Danube around modern day Budapest. It is possible that they moved into the region from the north in the first century A.D. Eraviscan culture remained strong throughout the early part of the Roman occupation: Celtic dress and jewelry continued to be worn even by the rich families as is witnessed by tombstone reliefs.
Helvetii	The Helvetii were the Celtic-Germanic inhabitants of the current Switzerland and Haute-Savoie in modern France, the Helvetii had the Germanic Suebi as nearest neighbors. It was their attempt to migrate to Aquitania that was the pretext for Caesar's intervention in Gaul.
Nervii	The Nervii were one of the most powerful Belgic tribes living east of the Scheldt in central Belgea during the time of the Romans. The exact date of there inception and destruction has not been confirmed. They were considered the most warlike of the Belgic tribes. Belgea was located in what is now Belgium. Their culture was a spartan one; they purportedly would not partake of alcoholic beverages or any other such luxury, feeling that the mind must remain clear to be brave. Records indicate that they had no trade or merchant class of any kind, which would lead to the assumption that they had no currency, and were probably not very rich or advanced people. Aided by the Atrebates and Viromandui and numerous other German tribes, they came very close to defeating Caesar in 57 BC. The Atuatuci, another tribe, were marching to join them but did not reach the battle in time, leading to defeat. After this battle most of the tribes of Belgea surrendered, but the Nervii did not, supposedly decrying the states that had given up as traitors and vowed not to accept peace or ambassador from Rome. Indeed, they continued harassing Roman baggage trains. Caesar devised a plan to exploit the Nervians lack of cavalry, which apparently succeeded. After further decimation by the Romans, they were brought to their knees, and begged for an armistice. Records claim there situation was such that their army of 60,000 had been cut down to 500, and their 600 senators reduced to 3. Supposedly, Caesar granted them the peace they wanted, and bade their neighbors to show no anger towards them. The Nervii’s capital city seems to have been at Bagacum, also known as Bavay. All figures taken from "The Gallic War" By Julius Caesar, of all people. Because of this rather ubiquitous author, some aspects of this may be tilted to make Caesar look better, but the basic elements can be taken as fact.
Parisii	The Parisii were a Celtic clan that lived in the area now occupied by Paris, until overrun by forces of the Roman Empire. The Parisii that could fled to an isolated strip in what is now England and from there went to what is now Ireland. Since Parisii was an odd name and since it was a custom of the time for a last name to be simply "of [placename]", and since some wanted to blend in , etc, the name Parisii began to change. Some kept Parisii; some changed it and it became "Paris" or "de Paris" (of Paris); As they moved into Ireland, the "h" was added; variations became O'Paris, O'Parish, and Parish. Then "The Church" came along and used "Parish" to denote areas, so the second "r" was added by some so as not to be associated with the Church.
Scordisci	In ancient geography, a Celtic tribe inhabiting the southern part of lower Pannonia between the Savus, Dravus and Danuvius. Some Roman authorities consider them a Thracian stock, because of their admixture with an older ThracoIllyrian population. As early as 175 b.c. they came into collision with the Romans by assisting Perseus, king of Macedonia; and after Macedonia became a Roman province they were for many years engaged in hostilities with them. In 135 they were defeated by M. Cosconius in Thrace (Livy, epit. 56); in 118, according to a memorial stone discovered near Thessalonica (W. Dittenberger, Sylloge inscriptionum Graecarum, i. No. 247, 1883 edition), Sextus Pompeius, probably the grandfather of th~ trlumvir, was slain fighting against them near Stobi. In 114 they surprised and destroyed the army of Gaius Porcius Cato in the Servian mountains, but were defeated by Q Minucius Rufus in 107. Nevertheless, they still from time to time gave trouble to the Roman governors of Macedonia, whose territory they invaded in combination with the Maedi and Dardani. They even advanced as far as Delphi and plundered the temple; but Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus finally overcame them in 88 and drove them across the Danube. In Strabo’s time they had been expelled from the valley of the Danube by the Dacians (Strabo vii. pp. 293,313).
Trocmii	One of the three tribes of Galatia, with its tribal center at Trocmii.
Venetii	They occupied the southern coast of modern Brittany. They were particularly noted for their advanced shipbuilding techniques, and controlled much of the sea-going trade between Gaul and Britain. A branch of this tribe was also located on the Adriatic Sea around modern Venice.
Vindelici	This tenacious tribe is listed as the ancestors of modern day Bavarians and inhabited parts of Suebia (as far as Lake Constance) and Southern Bavaria. They are mentioned by some of the Roman authors, amongst them Strabo and Quintus Horatius Flaccus (in his Carmen 4,4 "... videre Raetis bella sub Alpibus Drusum gerentem Vindelici...") They were defeated in 15 BC by the Romans under Tiberius. Between 37 - 41 AD the territory became part of the Roman Empire under the name Raetia Vindelicia. The Vindelici's assumed capitol city was romanized and named Augusta Vindelicorum (today: Augsburg), other major settlements were Cambodunum (today: Kempten), Brigantium and especially Manching (Celtic name unknown) with betwee 3,000 and 10,000 inhabitants. Around 525 AD they were either assimilated or driven away by the Bavarians (baiuvares) and Suebes.
Volcae	The Volcae were originally neighbors of the Boii in central Europe. An offshoot of the tribe probably contributed to the Volcae Tectosages, one branch of whom settled in southern Gaul while the other moved into Anatolia. The Gaulish group possessed a vast treasure of gold and silver which was pillaged by the Romans in 106 B.C