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Gallia Aquitania

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Gallia Aquitania

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Roman province from 27 BC until the 5th century

Key facts

Capital
Mediolanum Santonum (later moved to Burdigala )
Historical era
Antiquity
Established after the gallic wars
27 BC
Visigoth conquest
5th century

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
Roman province
Continent
Europe
Capital
Burdigala
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topic's main category
Category:Gallia Aquitania
inception
0027-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
0500-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Today part ofFrance Spain

The Roman Empire in the time of Hadrian (ruled 117–138 AD), showing, in southwestern Gaul, the imperial province of Gallia Aquitania (Aquitaine, Fr.) Gallia Aquitania (/ˈɡæliə ˌækwɪˈteɪniə/, Latin: [ˈɡalːi.a akᶣiːˈtaːni.a]), also known as Aquitaine or Aquitaine Gaul, was a province of the Roman Empire. It lay in present-day southwest France and the comarca of Val d'Aran in northeast Spain, where it gave its name to the modern region of Aquitaine. It was bordered by the provinces of Gallia Lugdunensis, Gallia Narbonensis, and Hispania Tarraconensis.

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