Earlier, Consul Sextius Calvus destroyed the Gallic oppidum and in 123 BCE. The lands west of the Alps became the Roman province known as Gallia Transalpina, or Provincia Nostra, from which the name Provence comes. The Romans had their influence on the region as early as the Second Punic War. the area from Milan to Venice, were called Pre-Alpine Gaul ( Gallia Cisalpina), and the region of southern France was called Zaalpine Gaul ( Gallia Transalpina). From the earliest times, the lands before the Alps, i.e. For example, the northern regions of today’s Italy, as well as France and Belgium, were collectively known as Gallia. Successive conquests and trade led to the Romanization of subsequently conquered nations. In the past, the citizens of the republic were only the inhabitants of Italy, which included Lazio, or the vicinity of Rome, Etruria, Umbria and, over time, Campania and Apulia. Many people will think of the calendar at this point, but no less important was the decision to grant citizenship to the inhabitants of Pre-Alpine Gaul. Gaius Julius Caesar introduced many reforms, the effects of which are still felt today.