Gallia

, a large country of Europe, called Galatia by the Greeks. The inhabitants were called Galli , Celtiberi , and Celtoscythæ , by themselves Celtæ , by the Greeks Galatæ . Ancient Gaul was divided into four different parts by the Romans, called Gallia Belgica, Narbonensis, A quit an i a, and Celtic a. Gallia Belgia was the largest province, bounded by Germany, Gallia Narbonensis, and the German ocean; and contained the modern country of Alsace, Lorraine, Picardy with part of the Low Countries, and of Champagne, and of the isle of France. Gallia Narbonensis , which contained the provinces now called Langue doc, Provence, Dauphinè, Savoy, was bounded by the Alps and Pyrene an mountains, by A quit an i a, Belgium, and the Mediterranean. A quit an i a Gallia, now called the provinces of Poitou, Santonge, Guienne, Berry, Perigord, Quercy, Limos in, Gascony, Auvergne, . , was situate between the Garumna, the Pyrene an mountains, and the ocean. Gallia Celtic a , or Lugdunensis , was bounded by Belgium, Gallia Narbonensis, the Alps, and the ocean. It contained the country at present known by the name of Lyonnais, Touraine, Franche Comté, Sene no is, Switzerland, and part of Normandy. Besides these great divisions, there is often mention made of Gallia Cisalpina, or Citer i or; Trans alp in a, or Ulterior, which refers to that part of Italy which was conquered by some of the Gauls who cro ed the Alps. By Gallia Cisalpina , the Romans understood that part of Gaul which lies in Italy; and by Trans alp in a , that which lies beyond the Alps, in regard only to the inhabitants of Rome. Gallia Cispadana , and Trans pad an a , is applied to a part of Italy, conquered by some of the Gauls, and then it means the country on this side of the Po, or beyond the Po, with respect to Rome. By Gallia Togata , the Romans understood Cisalpine Gaul, where the Roman gowns, togæ , were usually worn, as the inhabitants had been admitted to the rank of citizenship at Rome. Gallia Narbonensis was called Braccata , on account of the peculiar covering of the inhabitants for their thighs. The epithet of Comata is applied to Gallia Celtic a, because the people suffered their hair to grow to an uncommon length. The inhabitants were great warriors; and their valour overcame the Roman armies, took the city of Rome, and invaded Greece, in different ages. They spread themselves over the greatest part of the world. They were very superstitious in their religious ceremonies, and revered the sacerdotal order as if they had been gods. See: Druidæ . They long maintained a bloody war against the Romans; and Cæsar resided 10 years in their country before he could totally subdue them. Cæsar , Gallic War .— Pausanias , bk. 7 , ch. 6 .— Strabo , bk. 5 , .