# A short history of Belgium

Author: Essen, Léon van der, 1883-1963

Genre: Category: History - European

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74395

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+short+history+of+Belgium+Essen&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

When, in 57 B.C., the Roman Republic, then in control of most of the Mediterranean countries, the south of Gaul included, determined to conquer also the rest of that country, Belgium was occupied by a people of Celtic origin, called the Belgians, “Belgae.” They were a part of the larger group of the Gauls who possessed the country between the Pyrennees, the Alps, the Rhine, and the sea. The Belgians occupied, not only the actual territory of Belgium, but also a part of Northern France and of Rhenish Prussia. They formed a confederation of several tribes, among which the Nervians, dwelling in the provinces of Hainaut, Brabant, and Flanders, were the most important.

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-belgium-74395/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-belgium-74395/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-belgium-74395/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-belgium-74395/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-belgium-74395/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-belgium-74395/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-belgium-74395/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-belgium-74395/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-belgium-74395/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-belgium-74395/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-belgium-74395/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-belgium-74395/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-belgium-74395/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-belgium-74395/chapters/11/index.md)