#Gaul
- Alesia — 1. The name of a famous ancient fortified settlement (oppidum) in Gaul, the site of the decisive battle in 52 BC where Julius Caesar defeated Vercingetorix. 2. A modern female given name, considered a variant of Alessia or derived from Greek etymological sources, symbolically meaning 'defender' or 'protector'.
- Allobrog — A person belonging to the Allobroges, a warlike Celtic tribe of ancient Gaul, settled between the Rhône river, the Isère river, and the Alps (modern-day Savoy and Dauphiné regions). As an adjective, it refers to the culture, territory, language, or artifacts specific to this people, known in Roman history for their initial resistance and their subsequent involvement in exposing the Catilinian conspiracy.
- Allobrogian (feminine) — The feminine form for the noun and adjective 'allobrog'; a woman belonging to the Celtic tribe of the Allobroges or, used as an adjective, any structural, cultural, or archaeological element (such as a settlement, a coin, or a sword) belonging to or specific to this ancient people of Gallia Narbonensis.
- Allobroge — A person belonging to an ancient Celtic tribe of warriors that inhabited Gallia Narbonensis, in a mountainous region between the Rhône river and Lake Geneva; as an adjective, it refers to the ethnic, cultural, or territorial elements specific to this ancient people conquered by the Romans in the 2nd century BC.
- Allobrogian — The feminine form of alobrog; a woman belonging to the Celtic tribe of the Allobroges or, as an adjective, any structural, cultural, or linguistic reality associated with this ancient Gallic tribal group.
- Amadis of Gaul — A masterpiece of medieval and Renaissance Spanish literature, representing the most famous and influential chivalric romance in the Castilian language; rewritten and published in 1508 by Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo. The work follows the fantastic adventures, heroic deeds, and idealized love of the knight-errant Amadis.
- Armoricans — A collective historical name designating the ancient Celtic tribes that inhabited Armorica, a coastal geographical region in northwestern Gaul situated between the Seine and Loire rivers (corresponding to modern Brittany). This confederation of indigenous populations fiercely opposed the expansion of the Roman legions led by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars.
- Aquitanian — As an adjective, it refers to historical, linguistic, cultural, or geographical elements specific to Aquitaine (a region in southwestern France) or the ancient pre-Roman and medieval population inhabiting this space; as a noun, it designates a member of this ancient tribe related to the Basques or a native inhabitant of the Aquitanean provinces.
- Armorican — A member of an ancient tribe or an inhabitant of the historical region of Armorica (present-day Brittany, France); the term is used in Romanian historical and archaeological works to describe the Celtic populations occupying the coastal areas of northwestern Gaul during the Roman conquest; as an adjective, it refers to the cultural, linguistic, or geographical elements specific to that region.
- Armorica — Ancient historical and geographical name used during the Gallo-Roman period to designate the coastal region of Gaul between the Loire and Seine rivers, directly including modern Brittany. The name originates from Gallic meaning 'the place by the sea'.
- Asterix — A legendary French comic book character, created in 1959 by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo; he represents a short, shrewd, and courageous Gaulish warrior from a village in Armorica who, thanks to a magic potion brewed by the druid Getafix, successfully resists the occupation of the Roman Empire's armies, becoming a global cultural symbol of spiritual resistance and witty humor.
- Charles de Gaulle — A French general, statesman, and writer who led the Free French Forces during World War II, acted as the architect of the Fifth Republic, and served as President of France from 1959 to 1969, highly recognized for redefining his country's geopolitical status and sovereignty on the global stage.