They pushed back against the invading Gauls and were able to eventually gain some ground against them, ultimately conquering them during the Gallic Wars. The Maya civilization requires a truly unique play style in Civilization VI. Specialty districts do not receive adjacency bonuses from other districts and cannot be built next to the City Center. You can also read how to rename a city and boost tourism to get a culture victory. Another powerful bonus is that building your first Oppidum immediately unlocks Apprenticeship.
Whenever a Gallic ranged, melee or anti-cavalry unit attacks, it gains 2 Combat Strength for every adjacent military unit when the attack is initiated, whether they are allies, enemies or of a third neutral party. City settling is incredibly important for the Gauls, as their Hallstatt Culture grants bonuses to mines. No centralized capital Ambiorix’s tribe had a fort at Atuatuca Gaul's civ ability complicates city planning by replacing a reliable adjacency bonus - adjacency from other districts - with a more inconsistent one - adjacency from mines, while also forcing you to rely on the second and third rings of cities for placing speciality districts. A bigger weakness is that they cannot upgrade into Swordsmen, instead upgrading into Musketmen. Train a builder as soon as possible, so mines can be set up quicker.
