Brief historical introductionIn ancient times, northern Italy and the Po Valley were divided into Gallia18 Transpadana and 19 Cispadana to distinguish them from French Transalpine Gaul, Gaul beyond the Alps, which is northern France today.
The French Transalpine Gaul was called Gaul Chiomata, because they wore hair and lark wings over their helmets, while the Italian Gaul Cispadana, practically the entire Po Valley, was called Gaul Togata because they dressed in a similar way to the Romans and, in fact, they had a confederation with Rome, with whom they shared many customs and traditions.
When Caesar returned to Italy from French Transalpine Gaul he brought with him more legions than he had left with and amassed them in Romagna near the border of the Rubicon, which then divided the Ital
