Editing Gaul (section)

===Frankish Gaul===
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{{further|Visigothic Kingdom|Christianity in Gaul|List of Frankish synods}}
Following Frankish victories at [[Battle of Soissons (486)|Soissons (486)]], [[Battle of Vouillé|Vouillé (507)]] and [[Battle of Autun (532)|Autun (532)]], Gaul (except for [[Brittany]] and [[Septimania]]) came under the rule of the [[Merovingian dynasty|Merovingian]]s, the first [[kings of France]]. Gallo-Roman culture persisted particularly in the areas of Gallia Narbonensis that developed into [[Occitania]], [[Cisalpine Gaul|Gallia Cisalpina]] and to a lesser degree, [[Aquitania]]. The north developed into Merovingian culture. Roman life, centered on the public events and cultural responsibilities of urban life in the ''[[res publica]]'' and the sometimes luxurious life of the self-sufficient rural [[Roman villa|villa]] system, took longer to collapse in the Gallo-Roman regions, where the [[Visigoths]] largely inherited the status quo in the early 5th century. Gallo-Roman language persisted in the northeast into the [[Silva Carbonaria]] that formed an effective cultural barrier, with the Franks to the north and east, and in the northwest to the lower valley of the [[Loire]]. Gallo-Roman culture interfaced with Frankish culture in urban areas like [[Tours]].

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File:Massalia large coin 5th 1st century BCE.jpg|Massalia (Marseille) silver coin with Greek legend, 5th–1st century BC.
File:ParisiiCoins.jpg|Gold coins of the Gaul [[Parisii (Gaul)|Parisii]], 1st century BC, ([[Cabinet des Médailles]], Paris).
File:RomanSilverDenariusWithHeadOfCaptiveGaul48BCE.JPG|Roman silver Denarius with the head of captive Gaul 48 BC, following the campaigns of Julius Caesar.
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