The Belgae were a large Gallic-Germanic confederation of tribes living in northern Gaul, between the English Channel, the west bank of the Rhine, and the northern bank of the Seine from the third century BC. The Belgae were a warlike people (especially the Nervii), and their name means "Those who swell with anger" in Proto-Celtic, and their tribes included the Nervii, Ambiani, Atrebates, Bellovaci, Suessiones, Viromandui, Caleti, Veliocassi, Menapii, Morini, Remi, Caerosi, Condrusi, Eburones, Paemani, Segni, Atuatuci, Parisii, and Mediomatrici. During the Gallic Wars, the Roman general Julius Caesar faced heavy resistance from the Belgae, and he began to conquer them in 57 BC. In 52 BC, their resistance was crushed when Caesar put down Vercingetorix's uprising. Some Belgae made their way across the Channel and settled in southern England. The country of Belgium is named for the Belgae.