Cisalpine Gaul

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noun

1. (in the ancient world) that part of Gaul between the Alps and the Apennines

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Cisalpine Gaul

The latter had, for his province, the Cisalpine Gaul, where he was to oppose Asdrubal, who, it was reported, was preparing to pass the Alps.

From The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) by Rollin, Charles

In Cisalpine Gaul Decimus Brutus, relying upon the support of the Senate, refused to yield to Antony and was blockaded in Mutina.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

The people of Cisalpine Gaul, for instance, had no Druidic priesthood.

From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis

Cisalpine Gaul, which had been largely lost to the Romans since Hannibal’s invasion, was recovered by wars with the Insubres and Boii between 198 and 191 B. C.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

He surrounded himself with a bodyguard of Caesar’s veterans, and forced the senate to transfer to him the province of Cisalpine Gaul, which was then administered by Decimus Junius Brutus, one of the conspirators.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various