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Cisalpine Gaul around 100 BC. Cisalpine Gaul (Latin: Gallia Cisalpina, also called Gallia Citerior or Gallia Togata) was the name given, especially during the 4th and 3rd centuries BC, to a region of land inhabited by Celts , corresponding to what is now most of northern Italy.
- Battle of Mutina
At the start of the War of Mutina in December 44 BC, Mark...
- Cenomani (Cisalpine Gaul)
The peoples of Cisalpine Gaul, 391-192 BC. The Cenomani (...
- Battle of Mutina
Cisalpine Gaul, in ancient Roman times, the part of northern Italy between the Apennines and the Alps settled by Celtic tribes. Rome conquered the Celts between 224 and 220 bce, extending its northeastern frontier to the Julian Alps. When Hannibal invaded Italy in 218 bce, the Celts joined his.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Feb 28, 2017 · The Roman Aqueduct of Pont du Gard. Michael Gwyther-Jones (CC BY) Roman Gaul is an umbrella term for several Roman provinces in western Europe: Cisalpine Gaul or Gallia Cisalpina, comprised a territory situated in the northernmost part of the Italian peninsula ranging from the Apennines in the west northward to the Alps, specifically the plains ...
- Donald L. Wasson
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Antwerp, 1608.Cisalpine Gaul (Gallia Cisalpina), also called Gallia Citerior or Gallia Togata, [1] was the part of Italy inhabited by Celts (Gauls) during the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. Conquered by the Roman Republic in the 220s BC, it was a Roman province from c. 81 BC until 42 BC, when it was merged into Roman Italy. [2] .
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