Cisalpine (Adjective)
Meaning
On the Italian or Roman side of the Alps; "ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Cisalpine Gaul, also known as Gallia Cisalpina, was an ancient Roman province in northern Italy.
- Ancient cisalpine Gaul was heavily influenced by Roman culture and architecture.
- The cisalpine regions of the Alps provided a strategic location for the Roman military.
- Cisalpine Italy was inhabited by various tribes and cultures before the Roman conquest.
- During the Roman Empire, cisalpine areas maintained close commercial and trade ties with Transalpine Gaul.