Catalauni


The Catalauni were a Belgic tribe, dwelling in the modern Champagne region during the Roman period.
The Catalauni probably belonged to the Remi tribe in the north, or to the Lingones in the south. The Catuvellauni, who migrated to southern Britain, are probably part of the same tribal group.

Name

They are mentioned as Catalaunos by Eutropius, as alaunorum in the Notitia Dignitatum.
The name Catalauni most likely stems from Gaulish Catu-uellauni. The name Catuvellauni, borne by a Celtic tribe of southern Britain, is probably related.
The city of Châlons-sur-Marne, attested as Durocatelaunos in the 4th century, is named after the Belgic tribe.

Geography

They probably originally settled in the area of the Remi.
Their capital, civitas Catalaunorum, is not mentioned before the 4th century AD.