Were French people the Gauls?

[Muz1234]

Were French people the Gauls that the Romans conquered?

 

[thomas]

The Gauls formed the original Celtic population of what would later become France. Back in my childhood, there was no Wikipedia. We learned our Gallic history here:

Asterix the Gaul - Asterix - The official website

Written by: Goscinny - Drawings by: Uderzo Original title: Astérix le Gaulois Published by: Hachette Livre First published by: Pilote no. 1 (29/10 1959) First album edition: 1961 Cartoon film adaptation: 1967 The year is 50 BC, and all Gaul is occupied. Only one small village of indomitable...

www.asterix.com

 

[Muz1234]

So the French people today, somehow has Gallic DNA in them?

 

[thomas]

Or rather Celtic DNA.

In the Bretagne, they speak a Celtic dialect to this day: Breton.

 

[Muz1234]

So French people were barbarians in ancient times?

 

[thomas]

So French people were barbarians in ancient times?

Who wasn't?

I suppose it depends on how you define "barbarian".

 

[Muz1234]

I assumed the Romans that conquered half of the world during ancient times are the Italians of today?

 

[Petaris]

Who wasn't?

I suppose it depends on how you define "barbarian".

Is that where Conan came from?

 

[thomas]

Is that where Conan came from?

This particular specimen is a Barbarus austriacus alpinus.

I assumed the Romans that conquered half of the world during ancient times are the Italians of today?

That's correct - partly. The "Romans" or "Italics" were ethnically very diverse and mixed with Etruscans, Celts, Greeks, and later Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Langobards, Muslim conquerors, Normans, etc. The modern Italian language has its roots in Latin but the modern Italians are of very heterogeneous origin.