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Gallia Belgica

Gallia Belgica was a Roman province Roman province

In Ancient Rome [i], a province was the basic, and until the Tetrarchy [i], largest territorial and admi ... 

 located in what is now the southern part of the Netherlands Netherlands

The Netherlands is the Europe [i]an part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands [i] , which is formed ... 

, Belgium Belgium

The Kingdom of Belgium is a country in northwest Europe [i] bordered by the Netherlands [i] ... 

, Luxembourg Luxembourg

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a small landlocked [i] country in western Europe [i], bordered by Belgium [i] ... 

, northeastern France France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country [i] whose metropolitan territory [i] ... 

, and western Germany Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country [i] in central Europe [i]. ... 

. The indigenous population of Gallia Belgica consisted of a mixture of Celt Celt

The term Celt, normally pronounced // , refers to a member of any of a number of peoples in Europe u... 

ic and Germanic tribes Germanic peoples

The Germanic peoples are groups of people identified by their use of the Germanic languages [i] that are ... 

, often described as the Belgae. According to Julius Caesar Julius Caesar

Gaius Julius Caesar , July 12 [i] or July 13 [i], 100 BC [i] – March 15 [i], 44 BC [i]) was a Roman [i] ... 

, the border between Gallia and Belgica was formed by the Marne and the Seine Seine

The Seine is a major river [i] of north-western ... 

 and that with Germania by the Rhine Rhine

The Rhine River is one of the longest and most important river [i]s in Europe [i] at 1,320 kilometres [i] ... 

 The Helvetii Helvetii

The Helvetii were the Celt [i]ic inhabitants of modern Switzerland [i] and to a larger extent Southern ... 

 settlement area became part of Gallia Belgica. During the 1st century, the provinces of Gaul were restructured.

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Gallia Belgica was a Roman province Roman province

In Ancient Rome [i], a province was the basic, and until the Tetrarchy [i], largest territorial and admi ... 

 located in what is now the southern part of the Netherlands Netherlands

The Netherlands is the Europe [i]an part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands [i] , which is formed ... 

, Belgium Belgium

The Kingdom of Belgium is a country in northwest Europe [i] bordered by the Netherlands [i] ... 

, Luxembourg Luxembourg

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a small landlocked [i] country in western Europe [i], bordered by Belgium [i] ... 

, northeastern France France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country [i] whose metropolitan territory [i] ... 

, and western Germany Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country [i] in central Europe [i]. ... 

. The indigenous population of Gallia Belgica consisted of a mixture of Celt Celt

The term Celt, normally pronounced // , refers to a member of any of a number of peoples in Europe u... 

ic and Germanic tribes Germanic peoples

The Germanic peoples are groups of people identified by their use of the Germanic languages [i] that are ... 

, often described as the Belgae. According to Julius Caesar Julius Caesar

Gaius Julius Caesar , July 12 [i] or July 13 [i], 100 BC [i] – March 15 [i], 44 BC [i]) was a Roman [i] ... 

, the border between Gallia and Belgica was formed by the Marne and the Seine Seine

The Seine is a major river [i] of north-western
... 

 and that with Germania by the Rhine Rhine

The Rhine River is one of the longest and most important river [i]s in Europe [i] at 1,320 kilometres [i] ... 

 The Helvetii Helvetii

The Helvetii were the Celt [i]ic inhabitants of modern Switzerland [i] and to a larger extent Southern ... 

 settlement area became part of Gallia Belgica.

During the 1st century, the provinces of Gaul were restructured. The northern Gallia Belgica was renamed Germania Inferior Germania Inferior

[i]
... 

, the eastern part Germania Superior Germania Superior

Germania Superior , so called for the reason that it lay upstream of Germania Inferior [i] from Rome [i] ... 

 and the southern border of Gallia Belgica was extented to the south. The newer Gallia Belgica included the city of Reims Reims

Reims is a city of northern France [i], 144 km east-northeast of Paris [i]. ... 

. This subdivision roughly corresponds to the current borders between the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.

The region corresponding to the original province became in the 5th century the center of Clovis Clovis I

Clovis I was the first king of the Franks [i] to unite that entire barbarian nation.... 

' merovingian kingdom and during the 8th century the heart of the carolingian empire. After the death of Charlemagne Charlemagne

Charlemagne was the King of the Franks [i] who conquered Italy [i] and took the Iron Crown of Lombardy [i]... 

's son, Louis the Pious Louis the Pious

Louis the Pious was Emperor [i] and King of the Franks [i] from 814 [i] to his deat ... 

, the region was divided into the western and middle Francia, the kernels of the modern France France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country [i] whose metropolitan territory [i] ... 

 and Germany Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country [i] in central Europe [i]. ... 

.

The area is the historical heart of the Low Countries Low Countries

The Low Countries, the historical region of de Nederlanden, are the countries [i] on low-lyi ... 

, an historical region corresponding roughly to the current Benelux Benelux

[i] comprising three neighbouring [[monarchy|monarchies]... 

 group of states, the Netherlands Netherlands

The Netherlands is the Europe [i]an part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands [i] , which is formed ... 

, Belgium Belgium

The Kingdom of Belgium is a country in northwest Europe [i] bordered by the Netherlands [i] ... 

, and Luxembourg Luxembourg

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a small landlocked [i] country in western Europe [i], bordered by Belgium [i] ... 

 as well as the French Flanders Nord (département)

Nord is a dpartement [i] in the north of France [i]. In population terms, it i ... 

 and some part of the Rhineland.

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