Belgica

Belgica is the Latin name used in historical contexts for the region that would become Belgium. It designates Gallia Belgica, a Roman province in western Europe established after Julius Caesar’s campaigns and inhabited by the Belgae, a grouping of tribes in northern Gaul. The province covered territory that roughly corresponds to present-day Belgium, Luxembourg, northern France, and parts of the Netherlands, and it played a central role in Roman administration along major rivers such as the Rhine and Meuse before undergoing administrative reorganizations in the later Empire.

In modern usage, Belgica is often encountered in Latin texts or scholarly works as a name for Belgium or its historical regions, helping distinguish it from other Gaulish provinces.

Belgica is also the title of a 2016 Belgian drama film directed by Felix van Groeningen. The film is a contemporary work that examines themes of ambition and family dynamics within a Belgian setting.