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Gallia Narbonensis (/nɑːrbəˈnɛnsɪs/; Latin: [narboːˈnẽːsɪs], 'Gaul of Narbonne'),[n 1] also known as Gallia Transalpina ('Transalpine Gaul') and Provincia Nostra ('Our Province'), was a province of the Roman Republic and, subsequently, the Roman Empire from 121 BC to 462–477 AD. Its territory composed of what are now Occitania and Provence in Southern France. Gallia Narbonensis was bordered by the Pyrenees Mountains on the west, the Cévennes to the north, the Alps on the east, and the Gulf of Lion on the south; the province included the majority of the Rhone catchment. The western region of Gallia Narbonensis was known as Septimania.
Province of Gallia Narbonensis Provincia Gallia Narbonensis | |||||||
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Province of the Roman Empire | |||||||
121 BC–462/477 AD | |||||||
The province of Gallia Narbonensis within the Roman Empire in 125 AD | |||||||
Capital | Narbo Martius | ||||||
Historical era | Antiquity | ||||||
• Established | 121 BC | ||||||
• Visigothic conquest | 462/477 AD | ||||||
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Today part of | France Italy Monaco |
The province was established after the First Transalpine War against the Gallic tribes, predominantly the Allobroges and Arverni, in 121 BC. By 118 BC, the province's centre, Colonia Narbo Martius (modern Narbonne), was founded. The province was a valuable part of the Roman Empire, owing to the Greek colony of Massalia, its location between the Spanish provinces and Rome, and its financial output.[1] Due to obvious differrences in climate and history from the rest of Gaul, Narbonensis attracted many Roman immigrants. From the third to fifth centuries, Germanic invasions, and the fragility of the Roman Empire, led to the loss of Narbonensis to the Visigoths around 462 to 477 AD.