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The army of Germania Inferior, known from inscriptions simply as EXGERINF (Exercitus Germania Inferior), had several legions at its service. Legio I Minervia and Legio XXX Ulpia Victrix were, however, the most permanent ones.

The first confrontations between a Roman army and the peoples of Germania Inferior was during Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars. Caesar invaded the region in 57 BCCenturies: 2nd century BC 1st century BC 1st century Decades: 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC Years: 62 BC 61 BC 60 BC 59 BC 58 BC 57 BC 56 BC 55 BC 54 BC 53 BC 52 BC Events Ajodhya was restored by King Vikrama and in the next three years annihilated several Germanic tribes, including the EburonesThe Eburones were a Gallic tribe based in Belgium. They are believed to have lived between the Meuse and Rhine rivers. Ambiorix, a Eburonian chief, is known for having led a rebellion against the Romans in 54 BC. External link (largely in German) Ancient and the Menapians .

Germania Inferior had had Roman settlements since approximately 50 BCCenturies: 2nd century BC 1st century BC 1st century Decades: 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC Years: 55 BC 54 BC 53 BC 52 BC 51 BC 50 BC 49 BC 48 BC 47 BC 46 BC 45 BC Events Julius Caesar is asked by the Senate and was first part of Gallia BelgicaGallia Belgica was a Roman province located in what is now Belgium and northeastern France. The indigenous population of Gallia Belgica consisted of a mixture of Celtic and Germanic peoples, often described as the Belgae. The Helvetii settlement area beca; it was established as a Roman provinceA Roman province (Latin, provincia was the largest territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's foreign possessions (beyond the Italian peninsula). The word province in modern English therefore has its origins in the term employed by the Roma in 90Centuries: 1st century BC 1st century 2nd century Decades: 0s BC 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Years: 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 Events The Romans build a small "cohort-fort" in the suburbs of modern Regensburg. approximate date) Pliny and became an Imperial provinceAn imperial province was a Roman province where the Emperor had the sole right to appoint governors. These provinces were often the strategically located border provinces. The provinces were grouped into imperial and senatorial provinces shortly after the. It was north of Germania SuperiorGermania Superior was a province of the Roman Empire. Important cities were Besancon Besontio , Strasbourg Argentorate , Wiesbaden Aquae Mattiacae and Germania Superior's capital Mainz Moguntiacum Germania Superior was established as a Roman province in 9 and together they made up Germania; being downstream gave it the name Inferior.