what was the ancient name for france?

Question

Please help with this assignment, i don't know anything about france.

Answer 1

Gaul.

Answer 2

The question is more complex than the simple answers already given. The cut and paste piece about the origin of the name France does not address the question you asked concerning the name of Frence in "ancient" times.

The Romans called the area comprising modern day France and Belgium along with parts of Italy, the Netherlands and Germany by the Latin name "Gallia."

Therefore it is not correct to say that the name of modern day France in Ancient (i.e. Roman) times was Gallia (or Gaul) since that term refers to a much larger region.

What is today France was, under the Romans, three seperate areas known as Aquitania, Nabonensis and Lungdunensis. A portion of what the Romans called Belgica is also today a part of France.

Answer 3

It was named Gaule and the people Les Gaulois.
The piece about the origin of the name France is great but out of subject.

Answer 4

Depends how far back in history you want to go, but any school assignment should be satisfied with Gaul.

You can look France up on Wikipedia. It is a large country on the central European continent.

The link below may provide useful info for you!! Good luck.

Answer 5

Gaul

Answer 6

In Roman times, it's the gaul.

Answer 7

Well in Astrix it's Gaul , which was what it was called during the Roman empire, but it may have been called something different before that.

Answer 8

Gaul

Answer 9

C'est la Gaule (with an e in french).

Answer 10

Origin and history of the name
Main article: Name of France
See also: List of country name etymologies
The name "France" comes from Latin Francia, which literally means "land of the Franks" or "Frankland". There are various theories as to the origin of the name of the Franks. One is that it is derived from the Proto-Germanic word frankon which translates as javelin or lance as the throwing axe of the Franks was known as a francisca.

Another proposed etymology is that in an ancient Germanic language, Frank means free as opposed to slave. This word still exists in French as franc, it is also used as the translation of "Frank" and to name the local money, until the use of the Euro in the 2000s.

However, rather than the ethnic name of the Franks coming from the word frank, it is also probable that the word is derived from the ethnic name of the Franks, the connection being that only the Franks, as the conquering class, had the status of freemen. The Merovingian kings claimed descent of their dynasty from the Sicambri, a Scythian or Cimmerian tribe, asserting that this tribe had changed their name to "Franks" in 11 BC, following their defeat and relocation by Drusus, under the leadership of a certain chieftain called Franko, although they had actually come from present day Netherlands, Lower Saxony, and possibly, ultimately Scandinavia. In German, France is still called Frankreich, which literally means "Realm of the Franks". In order to distinguish from the Frankish Empire of Charlemagne, Modern France is called Frankreich, while the Frankish Realm is called Frankenreich.

The word "Frank" had been loosely used from the fall of Rome to the Middle Ages, yet from Hugh Capet's coronation as "King of the Franks" ("Rex Francorum") it became used to strictly refer to the Kingdom of Francia, which would become France. The Capetian Kings were descended from the Robertines, who had produced two Frankish kings, and previously held the title of "Duke of the Franks" ("dux francorum"). This Frankish duchy encompassed most of modern northern France but because the royal power was sapped by regional princes the term was then applied to the royal demesne as shorthand. It was finally the name adopted for the entire Kingdom.