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May 12, 2024 · The region of Italy occupied by the Gauls was called Cisalpine Gaul (“Gaul this side of the Alps”) by the Romans. In 390 bce the Gauls seized and plundered the city of Rome. This humiliation helped to inspire the Romans’ drive to conquer Gaul. The Cisalpine Gauls pushed into central Italy by 284.
13 hours ago · During the 4th and 3rd centuries BC, the Gauls expanded into Northern Italy (Cisalpine Gaul), leading to the Roman–Gallic wars, and into the Balkans, leading to war with the Greeks. These latter Gauls eventually settled in Anatolia (contemporary Turkey ), becoming known as Galatians .
2 days ago · Remaining in Cisalpine Gaul, Octavian dispatched emissaries to Rome in July 43 BC demanding he be appointed consul to succeed Hirtius and Pansa and that the senate rescind the decree declaring Antony a public enemy.
1 day ago · The Imperial Roman army was the military land force of the Roman Empire from 27 BC to 476 AD, and the final incarnation in the long history of the Roman army. This period is sometimes split into the Principate (27 BC – 284 AD) and the Dominate (284–476) periods.
May 29, 2024 · – During the Roman Republic, the Rubicon served as the extreme northern border of Italy, marking the boundary between Italy and Cisalpine Gaul. – Although the exact location of Caesar’s crossing is uncertain, it is believed to be somewhere near the modern-day town of Savignano sul Rubicone.
May 26, 2024 · On March 15, 44 BC, the Roman Republic was forever changed when a group of senators assassinated the dictator Julius Caesar. Among the conspirators was a man whom Caesar considered one of his closest friends and allies: Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, better known as Decimus Brutus.
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