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125 BCE - Romans Annex Gallia
by Iain Mac an tSaoir
Rome annexed a large strip of land in Celtic territory in Gaul. This area was on the Mediterranean coast of what is now France. They called this area Gallia.
Sources:
The Battle For Gaul, Julius Caesar, David R. Godine Pub, (c)1980, ISBN 0-87923-306-0
The Celtic Empire, Peter Berresford Ellis, Carolina Acedemic Press, (c)1994,ISBN 0-89089-457-4
The World of the Celts, Simon James, Thames and Hudson Ltd., (c)1993, ISBN 0-500-0567-8
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Encyclopedia Brittanica15th Edition, Vol. 2, ISBN 0-85229-591X
History of the World, J.M. Roberts,Oxford Press, 1993, ISBN 0-19-521043-3
prepared by Iain Mac an tSaoir
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