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Gallia Narbonensis

Gallia Narbonensis 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 Languedoc Languedoc

Languedoc is a former province of France [i], now continued in the modern-day rgions [i] ... 

 and Provence Provence

Provence is a former Roman province [i] and is now a region of southeastern France [i] ... 

, in southern France France

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

. It had previously been known as Gallia Transalpina . The Romans called it Provincia Nostra or simply Provincia , a name which has survived in the modern name of the region, Provence. Bordering directly on Italy Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic , is a Southern European [i] country. ... 

, control of the province gave the Roman state several advantages, such as control of the land route between Italy and the Iberian peninsula Iberian Peninsula

The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe [i]. ... 

; a buffer against attacks on Italy by tribes from Gaul Gaul

Gaul was the name given, in ancient times, to the region of Western Europe [i] comprising present-day n ... 

; and control of the lucrative trade routes of the Rhone valley, over which commercial goods flowed between Gaul and the trading center of Massalia Marseille

Marseille, is the second largest city in France [i] and the third metropolitan area [i], wi ... 

, modern Marseille.

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70   Pliny the Elder Pliny the Elder

Gaius Plinius Secundus, better known as Pliny the Elder, was an ancient author [i] and natural philosopher [i] ... 

 served as procurator in ''Gallia Narbonensis''.

415   The Visigoths Visigoth

The Visigoths were one of two main branches of the Goths [i], an East Germanic tribe [i] . ... 

 leave Gallia Narbonensis and relocate in Hispania Hispania

Hispania was the name given by the Romans [i] to the whole of the Iberian Peninsula [i] and ... 



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Gallia Narbonensis 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 Languedoc Languedoc

Languedoc is a former province of France [i], now continued in the modern-day rgions [i] ... 

 and Provence Provence

Provence is a former Roman province [i] and is now a region of southeastern France [i] ... 

, in southern France France

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

. It had previously been known as Gallia Transalpina . The Romans called it Provincia Nostra or simply Provincia , a name which has survived in the modern name of the region, Provence.

Bordering directly on Italy Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic , is a Southern European [i] country. ... 

, control of the province gave the Roman state several advantages, such as control of the land route between Italy and the Iberian peninsula Iberian Peninsula

The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe [i].... 

; a buffer against attacks on Italy by tribes from Gaul Gaul

Gaul was the name given, in ancient times, to the region of Western Europe [i] comprising present-day n ... 

; and control of the lucrative trade routes of the Rhone Rhône River

The River Rhne, is one of the major river [i]s of Europe [i], running through Switzerland [i] and France [i] ... 

 valley, over which commercial goods flowed between Gaul and the trading center of Massalia Marseille

Marseille, is the second largest city in France [i] and the third metropolitan area [i], wi ... 

, modern Marseille.

History


The area became a Roman province Roman province

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

 in 121 BC, originally under the name of Gallia Transalpina . This name was chosen to distinguish it from Cisalpine Gaul. Transalpine means "the far side of the Alps Alps

The Alps is the name for one of the great mountain range [i] systems of Europe [i], stretching from Austria [i] ... 

", while Cisalpine means "this side of the Alps". Cisalpine Gaul was on the east of the Alps range, in what is now northern Italy and parts of France; while Transalpine Gaul was to the west, in what is now south-east France. Together, the regions made up the region of Gaul Gaul

Gaul was the name given, in ancient times, to the region of Western Europe [i] comprising present-day n ... 

, which was called Gallia by the Romans.

The province of Gallia Transalpina was later renamed Gallia Narbonensis, after its capital the Roman colony of Narbo Martius , which was founded on the coast in 118 BC.