# Aquitania reorganized under Augustus (-22)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/-22-aquitania-reorganized-under-augustus
Location: Southwestern Gaul

Provincial boundaries and administration were consolidated under the early Empire. Within the broader Roman Gaul period, Roman conquest transformed Gaul through provincial government, roads, cities, citizenship and cultural exchange. The later empire brought Christianity, civil wars, frontier pressure and the rise of successor kingdoms. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Roman Empire (Roman imperial rule in Gaul). Aquitania reorganized under Augustus is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Aquitania reorganized under Augustus is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [Roman Empire](https://history-france.com/rulers/roman-empire)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Aquitania reorganized under Augustus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Aquitania+reorganized+under+Augustus&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Aquitania reorganized under Augustus](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Aquitania+reorganized+under+Augustus)
- [Wikipedia — History of France overview](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_France)