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'''Transalpine Gaul''' was a ] whose name was chosen to distinguish it from ]. Transalpine means "the far side of the ]", while Cisalpine would mean "this side of the Alps". Cisalpine Gaul was on the east of the Alps range, in the nowadays northern of Italia; while Transalpine Gaul was to the west, in the nowadays south-east of France. Together, the regions made up the region of ], which was called ''Gallia'' by the Romans. The region that Transalpine Gaul contained is now most of France. Cisalpine Gaul included areas in France and Northern Italy.
The ] name for this province was '''Gallia Transalpina'''. It became a ] in ]. Later it was renamed ], after its capital the Roman colony of ''Narbo Martius'' (]), which was founded on the coast in ].
