Strabo describes the people of this region as being relatively docile folks who wore the sagus cloak and provided Rome with lots of salt meat.
Strabo describes the people of this region as being relatively docile folks who wore the sagus cloak and provided Rome with lots of salt meat. Proud of their expansion, the Romans gave the name "Provincia Nostra" to a province in this region that was governed from Narbo. Temples called fana were used in this region for the worship of deities like the Horned God, who is only identified with a name on the Pillar of the Boatmen. Aurelian's defeat of Tetricus in this region marked the demise of an (*) empire founded by Postumus. The only deity from this region to become popular throughout the Roman Empire was the horse-goddess Epona. The Romans divided this region into four provinces, one of which was administered from Lugdunum. For 10 points, identify this region whose Vulgar Latin dialect evolved into French.
Strabo describes the people of this region as being relatively docile folks who wore the sagus cloak and provided Rome with lots of salt meat.
Gaul [or Gallia; accept any of Gallia Lugdunensis, Gallia Belgica, or Gallia Aquitania; accept Gallia Narbonensis until "Narbo" is read and anti-prompt thereafter if they don't say "Gallia"]