cisalpine
Speech parts
1. cisalpine - Noun
2. cisalpine - Adjective
3. cisalpine - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
On the hither side of the Alps with reference to Rome, that is, on the south side of the Alps; -- opposed to transalpine.
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ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps
His two duchies became the Cispadane Republic which one year later was merged into the Cisalpine Republic and then into the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy.
This makes it much more likely that the Cisalpine Boii had actually originated from Bohemia rather than the other way round.
War against Rome In the second half of the 3rd century BC, the Boii allied with the other Cisalpine Gauls and the Etruscans against Rome.
Eska sees Cisalpine Gaulish as more akin to Lepontic than to Transalpine Gaulish.
In January 1797, the newly created French-controlled Cisalpine Republic accepted Dąbrowski's offer and a Polish legion was formed.