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The Dying Gaul, Roman copy of a Hellenistic original, showing the face, hairstyle and torc of a Gaul or Galatian. First-century BC Roman poet Virgil wrote that the Gauls were light-haired, and golden their garb: Golden is their hair and golden their garb. They are resplendant in their striped cloaks and their milk white necks are circled in ...
The Roman Republic's influence began in southern Gaul. By the mid-2nd century BC, Rome was trading heavily with the Greek colony of Massilia (modern Marseille) and entered into an alliance with them, by which Rome agreed to protect the town from local Gauls, including the nearby Aquitani and from sea-borne Carthaginians and other rivals, in exchange for land that the Romans wanted in order to ...
In our region, fall color is expected to peak in mid-October. Warm, sunny days are good for vibrant fall colors, but only if they are accompanied by cool nights, according to the Weather Channel.
As seen in these maps, the vibrant fall hues which the New England region is so beloved for can be expected to peak during the week of Oct. 7. The region's colorful foliage displays bring in about ...
Starting on Sept. 24, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont will begin to see beautiful fall-colored leaves, according to predictions from the Farmers’ Almanac. New England boasts some of the ...
Gaul was invaded after 120 BC by the Cimbri and the Teutons, who were in turn defeated by the Romans by 103 BC. Julius Caesar finally subdued the largest part of Gaul in his campaigns of 58 to 51 BC. Roman control of Gaul lasted for five centuries, until the last Roman rump state, the Domain of Soissons, fell to the Franks in AD 486.
Check out this interactive fall foliage map for 2022. The map predicts exactly when the leaves will change and reach peak foliage across the United States.