The original Celts there were conquered by the Romans, then the Longobards, then Slavic people, then the Venitians, then the Austrians, and finally the Italians.
The original Celts there were conquered by the Romans, then the Longobards. In the Middle Ages Friuli became an indipendent state for four centuries when, in 1420 the Venitians invaded he region, then the Austrians, and the Italians.