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tribes in Gaul in 121 BC. This eliminated almost all opposition to the Romans in southern Gaul. Some portions of the coast were still controlled by local tribes, but this did not hinder trade. Rome received tribute from Gauls all the way to
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was the main trade route which connected the
Atlantic seaways to Toulouse and Narbonne. At Toulouse, the Via Aquitania intersected with roads leading north to Lyon, which was a main intersection of Gallic roads. Toulouse later became the
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begins in
Narbonne, where it connects to the Via Domitia. Narbonne was the first Roman colony in Gaul. Its purpose was to be an agricultural colony. Narbonne later became an important trade hub in the time of Augustus. During the
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660:Via Popilia
653:Via Pontica
569:Via Gallica
534:Via Egnatia
520:Via Domitia
485:Via Corsica
436:Via Campana
408:Via Aurelia
394:Via Augusta
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317:Via Agrippa
303:Via Aemilia
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47:Via Domitia
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688:Via Regina
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576:Via Gemina
562:Via Flavia
548:Via Flacca
506:Via Devana
464:Via Clodia
443:Via Cassia
331:Via Anicia
139:Pax Romana
79:Allobroges
34:Roman road
775:Britannia
758:Via XVIII
625:Via Maris
492:Via Decia
345:Via Appia
338:Via Annia
163:Burdigala
110:Aquitania
211:(1): 49.
159:Visigoth
146:Bordeaux
130:Pyrenees
92:Narbonne
88:Toulouse
66:Founding
60:Bordeaux
56:Toulouse
42:Narbonne
295:By road
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83:Arverni
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