The battle of Alesia took place several centuries before anyone heard about the Franks. The "us" the OP is referring to, is the Gauls. I won't argue with the e

The battle of Alesia took place several centuries before anyone heard about the Franks. The "us" the OP is referring to, is the Gauls. I won't argue with the essence of your point though, although, for what I know, much of the nobility up to the 1800's was of Frankish descent, while Gallo-roman blood dominated among the commoners. So some heritage was there indeed.