Aquitaine, known later as Guyenne

Page 4. — Une 14. Helvétiens, name of the early inhabitants of Switzerland.

Page 5. — Une 13. Arvernes, the ancient inhabitants of Auvergne.

1. 23. Vercingétorix. The campaign of Csesar against Vercingetorix is related in the seventh book of the Commentaries.

1. 24. Gergovie. The town was situated near the site of the présent town of Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne.

1. 30. Alésia, probably now Alise-Sainte-Reine, in Côte-d'Or.

Page 7. — Unes. Francs, the brave men. The principal tribes of the Franks were the Salian Franks who lived on the banks of the Sala (Yssel), and the Riparian Franks who lived on the banks of the Weser and the Rhine.

1. 18. Ariens, from Arius, who founded a sect of heretics who denied the divinity of Christ and did not believe in the Trinity.

Page 8. — Une 6. Mérovingiens, the first dynasty of the kings of the Franks, from Mérovée.

1. 28. Paris, also called Lutetia in Latin, Lutèce in French.

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Page 9. — Une 2. Austrasie, kingdom of the East; the capital was Metz. — Neustrie. West of Austrasia, between the Loire and the Meuse; it became later part of the duchy of Normandy.