Multilingual

Although barbarian tribes had their own languages they often used the alphabets of other civilisations for their written records. For instance, early Celtic text, found on a variety of artefacts, used the Etruscan alphabet. However, around the 3rd century BC the use of Greek characters became more prevalent, especially in Gaul. Potters records, graffiti, and the Coligny Calendar have all been found in areas inhabited by Gaulish tribes, and were all written using the Greek alphabet.