Gabali
The Gabali were a Gallic tribe from Gallia Aquitania, in the mountainous region, where the Oltis and the Elaver emerge. They were subject, and allied to the Averni. They are mentioned in Book VII of Caesar's Commentaries. During Caesar's conquest of Gaul they were raiding the country of the Provincial Ruteni, and they were among the tribes that sent relief troops to the Gallic army trying to break the siege in Alesia.Name
They are mentioned as Gabalos or Gabalis by Caesar, as Gabalei͂s by Strabo, as Gabales by Pliny, and as Tábaloi by Ptolemy.
The name Gabali stems from Gaulish gablos.
The city of Javols, attested as civitas Gabalum ca. 400 CE, and the Gévaudan region, attested as Gabalicus pagus in the 1st c. CE, are named after the Gallic tribe.Geography
The Gabali dwelled in the Gévaudan region. Their capital was Anderitum.
