Romans in Belgium

Although the low countries were an outpost of the Roman Empire and there was a lot of resistance initially against Rome, the Romans there anyway to establish their authority in the province of Belgica, which was important for the defense as a Frontier Province of the Empire.



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[hide] *1 borders and tribes  ==Borders and tribes[ Edit] == The Roman proconsul Gaius Julius Caesar wrote in his Commentarii de bello Gallico (report on the Gallic wars) that Belgica was between the Rhine, the Marne and the Seine[1]. This region was inhabited by the Belgae, which consisted of following tribes[2]  :
 * 2 Submission of the Belgae
 * 3 The provincia Gallia Belgica
 * 3.1 the importance of Gallia Belgica for the Romans
 * 3.2 assimilation of the Belgae
 * 3.3 Expiration
 * 4 Near museums with Gallo-Roman finds
 * 5 see also
 * 6 external links

According to Caesar were the Belgians of Germanic descent[3]  all the inhabitants of Gallia, the area west of the Rhine, Celts, but that was not as precise as he wants to suggest. Therefore, it is generally assumed that the Belgae were a mix between the two peoples. ==Submission of the Belgae[ Edit] == In [http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=nl&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fnl.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F58_v.Chr. 58 BC] found Caesars place first military expeditions in Gallia . It was the campaign against the Helvetii and the Haedui, after which he placed six legions in Vesontio. The Belgae were wary this and formed a coalition against Caesar[4]. As a result, attracted Caesar with these six legions in the following year to the North. He defeated a first coalition army on the Aisne, after which the Remi, the Suessiones, the Seine and the Ambianiitself over gifts. Then he went further and defeated a second Coalition army of the Nervii, Atrebates and Viromandui the during the battle of the Sabis.
 * the Menapii and Morini; they inhabited the coastal region
 * the Eburones; they inhabited the Meuse Valley
 * the Nervii and the Atuatuci in the Meuse-Sambre Valley
 * the Treveri were located in the Southeast
 * the Atrebatesnear Arras:
 * the Viromandui: around Vermandois
 * the Suessiones: around Soissons
 * the Ambiani: zone of Amiens
 * the Frisii or Marbles: North of the Rhine

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">This battle is described in detail by Caesar<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" len="179" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[5]. Because of the arrangement of the legions under Titus Labienus and come too late by the Atuatuci this battle was decided in favor of Caesar. Also all other Belgian tribes were subject, most through struggle. Although they were greatly weakened as a result,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" len="179" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[6] a few years later, they were numerous enough to participate in the Gallic Rebellion. The whole war is described in Gallic War. ==The provincia Gallia Belgica<span class="mw-editsection" len="361" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == Belgica just before the annexation (52 BC).===The importance of Gallia Belgica for the Romans<span class="mw-editsection" len="380" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The land of the Belgae bordered on the Rhine, which was used by the Romans as border with Germania. They also laid a network of roads In Belgica to move their troops as quickly as possible. The main road that ran by Belgica was the Boulogne-Cologne Roman road. This was the main East-West axis. Along this Roman road and Roman villas were also new villages. Thereby Mr roads were also important for traders.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In [http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=nl&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fnl.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F12_v.Chr. 12 BC] Caesar's adoptive son and successor August formed the area to reach the provincia Gallia Belgica, including some areas in Germania on the East Bank of the Rhine. In the year that were 90 areas separated from Belgica. In 297 Belgica was divided into Belgica Prima (capital Trier) and Belgica Secunda (capital Reims), as part of an administrative reform under Diocletian. ===Assimilation of the Belgae<span class="mw-editsection" len="359" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Around 100 a.d. started the romanization. The original population mingled with immigrants and Roman soldiers. The aristocracy adjusted itself to the Roman way of life and got civil rights. The power of the Druid was greatly reduced and the Celtic gods were romanized. Tongeren (Atuatuca Tungrorum), Tournai (Turnacum) and Arlon (wall built) were the only cities of meaning. The civilian and military bestuurscentra were located here. There were also numerous smaller villages and hamlets (such as e.g. the vicus to Velzeke) often use the cores were of later villages and cities of Belgium. ===Expiration<span class="mw-editsection" len="340" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">About 260 began raids of the Salian Franks to form a threat. Around 290 the area was in their hands and they already menaced the Roman shipping with piracy. There followed a number of campaigns against them, under emperors Constantine and Julian for example, but eventually closed Rome in an alliance with the Saliërs 296, where the Netherlands under the current Flanders and the rivers in possession under the condition that they were allies (foederati) would be in defense of the Roman border between North Sea and Nijmegen. Later this was the Heartland from which they would conquer Gaul.

<p lang="en" len="269" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">When Germans invaded Gaul from 406 large groups via the Rhine frontier was done with Roman rule. ==Near museums with Gallo-Roman finds<span class="mw-editsection" len="374" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * In Belgium
 * Musée Luxembourgeois, Arlon
 * Musée Archéologique, Charleroi
 * Musée Archéologique, Names
 * Musée Archéologique, Liège
 * Musée Royal de Mariemont, Mariemont
 * Museum van Bogaert-Wouters, Hamme (East Flanders)
 * Provincial Archaeological Museum, Velzeke
 * Museum Tienen, Tienen
 * Provincial Gallo-Roman Museum, Tongeren
 * Royal Library, Coins Cabinet, Brussels
 * Royal Museums of art and history, Brussels
 * In Netherlands
 * Museum Ceuclum in Cuijk
 * Central North-Brabants Museum, 's Hertogenbosch
 * Museum het Valkhof, Nijmegen
 * Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht
 * National museum of Antiquities, Leiden
 * In Luxembourg
 * Musée d'Histoire et d'Art, Luxembourg
 * In France
 * Musée Archéologique, Bavai