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Notitia Galliarum

Notitia Galliarum is a Latin phrase that means "List of the Gauls." Gaul is an ancient region that is now known as France, Belgium, and parts of Switzerland, Italy, and Germany. The Notitia Galliarum is an ancient document that lists all the provinces and cities of Gaul during the Roman Empire.

Imagine you are playing with your toy blocks. You have different sizes and shapes, and you use them to build a big structure. In ancient times, people used to live in big structures called empires. The Roman Empire was one of the biggest empires, and it included many regions, including Gaul.

The Notitia Galliarum is like a list of all the blocks (cities and provinces) in Gaul. It tells us which blocks were big and which were small, which ones were important and which ones were not. It was a very important document for people in ancient times because it helped them understand the size and importance of Gaul.

Nowadays, we don't use the Notitia Galliarum to learn about Gaul anymore. Instead, we have historical books and documents that tell us about the past. But the Notitia Galliarum is still important because it helps us understand how people lived and how they organized their lives in ancient times.