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Narbonensis

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Narbonensis

 or Gallia Narbonensis

Ancient Roman province between the Alps, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Cévennes Mountains, comprising what is now southeastern France. Part of Roman Gallia (see Gaul), it was originally called Provincia (see Provence) and was renamed Gallia Narbonensis under Augustus. It became fully Romanized and was governed by a proconsul. The mild climate attracted many Roman immigrants. Vineyards prospered, olive groves were cultivated, and splendid buildings were erected. The province was also famous for its culture, especially the schools at Massilia (see Marseille).


Narbonensis 

(full name Gallia Narbonensis), a Roman province in Transalpine Gaul. It was conquered by the Romans about 120 B.C. In 22 B.C., during the reign of Augustus, Gallia Narbonensis was given provincial status and was one of the provinces that was under the jurisdiction of the Senate. In the fourth century A.D., it was divided into two provinces: Narbonensis Prima, with Narbo Martius (present-day Narbonne) as capital, and Narbonensis Secunda, with Aquae Sextiae (present-day Aix) as capital.



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Built by decree from Rome in 118 BC as a trading post along the newly constructed Via Dolmitia, the town grew to become the capital of the Roman province of Narbonensis and one of the most important cities in southern Gaul.
In 109 BC, they defeated a Roman army under the consul Marcus Junius Silanus, who was the commander of the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis.
This independent Greek city-state, lying in the middle of the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis, had had a politically privileged status in the area ever since the war against the Gallic tribes in 123-21 B.
 
 
 
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