Where were the Roman provinces of Narbonensis, Aquitania, Lugdunensis, and Belgica located?

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Under the administrative reforms of the emperor Augustus, the Roman territory of Gaul was divided into four provinces. Their approximate locations were as follows:

  • Narbonensis: Located in southeastern France, this province stretched between the Alps, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Cévennes Mountains.1
  • Aquitania: Situated in southwestern Gaul, this region originally spanned the area between the Pyrenees and the Garonne River, later expanding under Augustus to reach the Loire and Allier rivers.23
  • Lugdunensis: Centered on the capital of Lugdunum (modern Lyon), this province extended northwest across the land between the Seine and Loire rivers, reaching toward Brittany and the Atlantic Ocean.2
  • Belgica: This province stretched from the Seine River eastward to the Rhine River, encompassing parts of the Low Countries in the north and extending into western Switzerland in the south.4