The Romans were the first of many to invade Belgium. In fact, the country’s name even harks back to these times â€" Julius Caesar mentioned the Belgae during his conquest of Gaul, and when the nation needed a name following independence, the word ‘Belgium’ was born. Caesar’s armies invaded in 57 BC and held Gallia Belgica for 500 years. There’s little to show of their presence, except for the town of Tongeren in the province of Limburg.
Belgium, a small country in Western Europe, is generally flat except for the hilly and forested southeast (Ardennes) region. After centuries of invasion and occupation, this crossroads of Europe now stands at center stage in the newly unifying continent.
In 1815 a Congress was held in Vienna and Belgium and the Northern, Netherlands were united to form one state. King William, I ruled this new country. His policies were beneficial to the Belgians but he was a Protestant king.
The colors of the Duchy of Brabant were transferred to the Belgian flag, the vertical arrangement of the strip is based on the flag of France. The similar color scheme with the black-red-gold flag of Germany is purely coincidental.
The flag's vibrant colors of black, yellow, and red stand for freedom and revolution. The left or hoist side of the flag of Belgium has a stripe in black, the center stripe is yellow, and the right side stripe is red.
This symbolic horizontally banded flag was carried during this revolt as an important symbol of why they fought - for independence. Flag Company Inc decided to assist with the history development by providing special decals and banners to make it easy to build a bit of history right at home.
Belgium, a small country in Western Europe, is generally flat except for the hilly and forested southeast (Ardennes) region. After centuries of invasion and occupation, this crossroads of Europe now stands at center stage in the newly unifying continent.
In 1815 a Congress was held in Vienna and Belgium and the Northern, Netherlands were united to form one state. King William, I ruled this new country. His policies were beneficial to the Belgians but he was a Protestant king.
The colors of the Duchy of Brabant were transferred to the Belgian flag, the vertical arrangement of the strip is based on the flag of France. The similar color scheme with the black-red-gold flag of Germany is purely coincidental.
The flag's vibrant colors of black, yellow, and red stand for freedom and revolution. The left or hoist side of the flag of Belgium has a stripe in black, the center stripe is yellow, and the right side stripe is red.
This symbolic horizontally banded flag was carried during this revolt as an important symbol of why they fought - for independence. Flag Company Inc decided to assist with the history development by providing special decals and banners to make it easy to build a bit of history right at home.
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