The consensus among linguists is that the ethnic name Belgae probably comes from the Proto-Celtic root *belg- or *bolg- … Visualizza altro

In Caesar's usage, Belgium is a geographical subregion comprising the Bellovaci, Ambiani, Atrebates, and Veromandui. These four communities are widely thought to have been the original Belga… Visualizza altro

The cultural cohesion of Belgium as Caesar sketched it is suggested by the maintaining of these borders, more or less, in administrative divisions (pagi) mapped out later by the Romans and still evident in the parish… Visualizza altro

Caesar's book Commentarii de Bello Gallico begins: "All Gaul is divided into three parts, one of which the Belgae inhabit, the Aquitani another, those who in their own language are called Celts, in ours Gauls, the thi… Visualizza altro

Caesar names the following as Belgic tribes, which can be related to later Roman provinces:
Later, Tacitus mentioned a tribe called the Tungri living where the Germani cisrhenani had li… Visualizza altro