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Tongeren - Germania Inferior or Gallia Belgica?
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Quote:Interesting follow up to this. I visited the Romano-Gallo museum at Tongeren/Tongres/Civitas Tungrorum (pick your own language and time period) and discovered the museum's opinion that:

'During the reign of Emperor Augustus Gaul is divided into provinces. The 'civitas Tungrorum' belongs to the province of 'Gallia Belgica'. Emperor Domitianus divides Gallia Belgica further. Tongeren and the outlying country becomes part of the province 'Germania inferior'.

No idea as yet what this is based on, but I will talk to the museum this week in an attempt to find out. Thought a few of you might be interested.

And by the way, great museum, well worth a visit.


I'm on their website now. Does the museum have any info in German or English? Or only Dutch?

EDIT: Nevermind, I just checked and it says the panels are Dutch, but free infos are available in German/French/English as well. I may have to pay a visit next time I am up there Smile
"...atque ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant."

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Re: Tongeren - Germania Inferior or Gallia Belgica? - by Phaichtos - 11-16-2010, 08:21 PM

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