Gallia
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Gallia may refer to:
- GaulGaulGaul was a region of Western Europe during the Iron Age and Roman era, encompassing present day France, Luxembourg and Belgium, most of Switzerland, the western part of Northern Italy, as well as the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the left bank of the Rhine. The Gauls were the speakers of...
(Gallia in Latin), the region of Western Europe occupied by present-day FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
and other neighbouring countries. In RomanAncient RomeAncient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
administrative terminology this contained several Provincia:
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- Gallia Cisalpina, meaning "Gaul on this side of the Alps", propraetorial province (merged with Italy ca. 42 BC). Sometimes referred to as Gallia Citerior (Hither Gaul), Provincia Ariminum, or Gallia Togata (Toga-wearing Gaul, indicating the region's early Romanization).
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- Gallia Transpadana denoted that part of Cisalpine Gaul between the Padus (now Po) and the AlpsAlpsThe Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
- Gallia Cispadana denoted that part of Cisalpine Gaul to the south of the river Padus (Po).
- Gallia Transpadana denoted that part of Cisalpine Gaul between the Padus (now Po) and the Alps
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- Gallia NarbonensisGallia NarbonensisGallia Narbonensis was a Roman province located in what is now Languedoc and Provence, in southern France. It was also known as Gallia Transalpina , which was originally a designation for that part of Gaul lying across the Alps from Italia and it contained a western region known as Septimania...
, also known as Gallia Transalpina (Transalpine Gaul), meaning "Gaul on the other side of the Alps". - Gallia Comata (divided in 22 BC)
- Gallia County, OhioGallia County, OhioAs of the census of 2000, there were 31,069 people, 12,060 households, and 8,586 families residing in the county. The population density was 66 people per square mile . There were 13,498 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile...
, a county in southern Ohio in the United States - 148 Gallia148 Gallia148 Gallia is a large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as one of the few R-type asteroids.Gallia was discovered by the brothers Paul Henry and Prosper Henry on August 7, 1875, but the credit for this discovery was given to Prosper. It is named after the Latin name for Gaul .- References :...
, an asteroid - Gallia (goddess)Gallia (goddess)Gallia was a Romano-Gallic goddess, possibly related to the region of Europe known to the Romans as Gallia . The only evidence of her name to date is an altar set up at Vindolanda by its auxiliary garrison of the 4th cohort of Gauls, stationed there from the early 3rd century onwards...
, a Gaulish goddess mentioned in an inscription found at the site of Vindolanda
- Gallia County, Ohio
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- Gallia (novel)Gallia (novel)Gallia is an 1895 novel written by Ménie Muriel Dowie. It is usually categorised as a New Woman novel.-Plot introduction:Set mainly in 1890s London and rural Surrey, Gallia is about a conventional aristocratic family with an unconventional daughter, who is the eponymous heroine of the story...
, an 1895 novel by Ménie Muriel Dowie - Gallia, the setting for most of Jules Verne's Off on a CometOff On A CometOff on a Comet is an 1877 science fiction novel by Jules Verne.-Plot summary:The story starts with a comet that touches the Earth in its flight and collects a few small chunks of it. Some forty people of various nations and ages are condemned to a two-year-long journey on the comet. They form a...
- Gallia, a country in Nintendo's Fire EmblemFire Emblemis a fantasy tactical role-playing video game franchise developed by Intelligent Systems , the maker of Advance Wars , and published by Nintendo...
video game series. - Gallia, the setting for Valkyria ChroniclesValkyria Chroniclesis a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3. The game was released in 2008.The game is set in Europa, loosely based on Europe in 1935...
, a video game produced by Sega for the PlayStation 3 console