The Diocese of the Seven Provinces ( Latin : Dioecesis Septem Provinciarum ), originally called the Diocese of Vienne ( Latin : Dioecesis Viennensis ) after the city of Vienna (modern Vienne ), was a diocese of the later Roman Empire , under the praetorian prefecture of Gaul . It encompassed southern and western Gaul ( Aquitania and Gallia Narbonensis ), that is, modern France south and west of the Loire , including Provence .
4-620: Seven Provinces may refer to Septem Provinciae , an ancient Roman province Dutch Republic , the Seven United Provinces of the Netherlands HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën , several Dutch ships Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Seven Provinces . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
8-647: The Romans against them, and in 418 emperor Honorius allowed them to settle in Aquitania around Toulouse . Although nominally Roman subjects, the Goths were practically independent, a fact which was formally recognized by the Western Empire in 475, just one year before its end. In 462 Ricimer ceded them also the province of Narbonensis Prima, while the Goths proceeded to occupy the remaining provinces east of
12-572: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seven_Provinces&oldid=631498825 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Septem Provinciae The diocese comprised the following provinces: Aquitanica I , Aquitanica II , Novempopulana (Aquitanica III), Narbonensis I , Narbonensis II , Viennensis and Alpes Maritimae . The diocese
16-753: Was established during the reforms of Diocletian who reigned from 284-305. It is attested early in the reign of Constantine I in the Verona List which has been dated to around 314. In 402 an annual provincial assembly, the Concilium septem provinciarum , was established in Arles . In 407, the Vandals and their allies invaded Gaul, devastating the region until they departed for the Iberian peninsula in 409. The Visigoths were brought in as foederati to aid
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