Belgium
There are 126 items in Belgium:
![]() Peronnes-Lez-Antoing, Milestone |
Plutarch on Caesar's Gallic War
Plutarch of Chaeronea (46-c.122): influential Greek philosopher and author, well known for his biographies and his moral treatises. His biography is here; the following fragment is from his Life of Julius Caesar.From 58 to 50, Julius Caesar was governor of…Sambra (Sambre)
Sambra: river in Gallia Belgica, modern Sambre. The Sambre near Thuin The river Sambre has its sources near modern Nouvion-en-Thiéreache in northern…
![]() The Sambre near Thuin |
Scaldis (Scheldt)
Scaldis: river in the west of the Roman province of Gallia Belgica. The modern English name is Scheldt, but it is locally known as Escaut (French) and Schelde (Dutch). …
![]() Seriation of Bronze Age axes |
Servatius of Tongeren
Servatius (†384): bishop of Tongeren, one of the first Christian leaders in the Low Countries. Box reliquary of Servatius (detail) Servatius was…