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States and territories established in the 1st century BC
- Gallia BelgicaIn 57 BC, Julius Caesar led a military campaign that defined the northern boundary of Gaul. He described Belgic Gaul as one of three parts, separated from…
- Dalmatia (Roman province)In 229 BC, Roman galleys sailed into the Adriatic Sea to confront pirates operating from the coast of modern-day Albania and Croatia.
- Hispania BaeticaThe Turdetani people occupied the fertile valley of the Guadalquivir River before Rome arrived. Claudius Ptolemy described them as powerful indigenes in the…
- Illyricum (Roman province)The Dinaric Alps stretch along the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea for 645 kilometres. This rugged mountain range defines the physical character of…
- DaciaThe land known as Dacia stretched from the Black Sea to the river Tisza during the reign of King Burebista. This territory extended from the Middle Danube to…
- RaetiaLivy stated in his history that the Raetians were of Etruscan origin. This belief was supported by historians Niebuhr and Mommsen centuries later.
- Roman EmpireIn 27 BC, the Roman Senate granted Octavian overarching military power and bestowed upon him a new title. This single act marked his accession as the first…
- Roman EgyptIn August 30 BC, following the Battle of Alexandria, the defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra took their own lives. Egypt was seized by Octavian as his…