Groups of Belgae begin to control significant…
189 BCE to 46 BCE
This invasion, like the earlier one by the Parisii, would have constituted movements of a relatively small number of people who established themselves as a warrior elite at the top of pre-existing native systems, rather than any kind of annihilation.
The Belgic invasion is on a much larger scale than the Parisian settlement; however the continuity of pottery style demonstrates clearly that the native population basically remained in place under new rulers.
All the same, it is accompanied by significant socio-economic change.
Proto-urban, or even urban settlements, known as oppida, begin to eclipse the old hillforts, and an elite whose position is based on battle-prowess and the ability to manipulate resources re-appears much more distinctly.
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