Gallia Aquitania

Provincia Gallia Aquitania
Province des Gaules, Aquitaine
Province of the Roman Empire
27 BC–5th century

The province of Gallia Aquitania within the Roman Empire, c. 125 AD
CapitalMediolanum Santonum (later moved to Burdigala)
Historical eraAntiquity
• Established after the Gallic Wars
27 BC
• Visigoth conquest
5th century
Succeeded by
Aquitania Prima
Aquitania Secunda
Novempopulania
Today part ofFrance
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 ˌækwɪˈtniə/, Latin: [ˈɡalːi.a akᶣiːˈtaːni.a]),[1] also known as Aquitaine or Aquitaine Gaul, was a province of the Roman Empire. It lies in present-day southwest France, where it gives its name to the modern region of Aquitaine. It was bordered by the provinces of Gallia Lugdunensis, Gallia Narbonensis, and Hispania Tarraconensis.[2]

  1. ^ Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879). "Aquitania". A Latin Dictionary. Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University.
  2. ^ John Frederick Drinkwater (1998). "Gaul (Transalpine)". The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization. Ed. Simon Hornblower and Antony Spawforth. Oxford University Press. Oxford Reference Online.