Gallia was a Romano-Gallic goddess, possibly related to the region of Europe known to the Romans as Gallia (
Gaul
Gaul ( la, Gallia) was a region of Western Europe first described by the Romans. It was inhabited by Celtic and Aquitani tribes, encompassing present-day France, Belgium, Luxembourg, most of Switzerland, parts of Northern Italy (only during ...
). The only evidence of her name to date is an altar set up at
Vindolanda
Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary fort (''castrum'') just south of Hadrian's Wall in northern England, which it originally pre-dated.British windo- 'fair, white, blessed', landa 'enclosure/meadow/prairie/grassy plain' (the modern Welsh word woul ...
by its
auxiliary
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* Auxiliary language (disambiguation)
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garrison of the 4th
cohort
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of
Gauls
The Gauls ( la, Galli; grc, Γαλάται, ''Galátai'') were a group of Celtic peoples of mainland Europe in the Iron Age and the Roman period (roughly 5th century BC to 5th century AD). Their homeland was known as Gaul (''Gallia''). They s ...
, stationed there from the early 3rd century onwards.
[Selkirk, A. "A ritual statue from Vindolanda." ''Current Archaeology'' 205: 4-5 (2006)] Its inscription reads:
Of which a free translation would be "The troops from Gaul dedicate this statue to the goddess Gallia with the full support of the British born troops".
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Roman goddesses
Celtic goddesses