The first trading activities between the Mediterranean world and the Gauls of Languedoc took place around 625 BCE - nearly a century before Lattara was founded. By the early 6th century, simple exchanges had blossomed into real commercial networks that included all the indigenous settlements of the south of France. Naturally, the sites located near the coast derived the greatest benefit from imported products, particularly wine amphorae and tableware. Depending on the shifting political and trade alliances that shaped the various Mediterranean societies, both the trade networks and the products that were transported and distributed throughout the many indigenous settlements also changed – a reflection of the trade routes.