# Visigoths settled in Aquitania (418)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/418-visigoths-settled-in-aquitania
Location: Aquitaine

Rome settled Visigoths as federates, creating a durable post-Roman power base. Within the broader Roman Gaul period, Roman conquest transformed Gaul through provincial government, roads, cities, citizenship and cultural exchange. The later empire brought Christianity, civil wars, frontier pressure and the rise of successor kingdoms. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Roman Empire (Roman imperial rule in Gaul). Visigoths settled in Aquitania is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Visigoths settled in Aquitania is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [Roman Empire](https://history-france.com/rulers/roman-empire)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Visigoths settled in Aquitania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Visigoths+settled+in+Aquitania&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Visigoths settled in Aquitania](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Visigoths+settled+in+Aquitania)
- [Wikipedia — History of France overview](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_France)