Umbrella grouping of tribes (including the Nervii, Bellovaci, Suessiones, and others) in northern Gaul between the Seine and Rhine, described by Caesar as the bravest of the three main Gaulish divisions and of partly Germanic-influenced stock.
Conquered piecemeal by Caesar's campaigns of 57-53 BCE (the Belgic War); incorporated into the Roman province of Gallia Belgica.
Caesar's campaign narrative against the Belgic tribes, the primary ancient source for this confederation's resistance and conquest.