LYCOS RETRIEVER
Belgium
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The earliest named inhabitants of Belgium were the Belgae. They were (mostly) Celtic tribes, living in northern Gaul. In 54 BC, they were overcome by Julius Caesar, as described in his chronicle De Bello Gallico. In this same work Julius Caesar referred to the Belgae as "... the bravest of all Gauls" (horum omnium fortissimi sunt belgae). After the Roman Empire collapsed (5th century), Germanic tribes invaded the Roman province of "Gallia".
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