The alkali metals, halogens and noble gases are three important groups in the periodic table. The alkali metals are soft, reactive metals. They react vigorously with water and become more reactive as you go down the group.The halogens are reactive non-metals.They become darker as you go down the group.he elements in group 1 are called the alkali metals. They belong to the left-hand column in the periodic table. They are very reactive and must be stored in oil to avoid contact with air or water.
Gaul (Latin Gallia, French Gaule) is the name given by the Romans to the territories where the Celtic Gauls (Latin Galli, French Gaulois) lived, including present France, Belgium, Luxemburg and parts of the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany on the west bank of the Rhine, and the Po Valley, in present Italy.
It was from the capital of Narbonne that Julius Caesar began his Gallic Wars. The area became a Roman province in 121 BCE, originally under the name of Gallia Transalpina (Transalpine Gaul). This name was chosen to distinguish it from Cisalpine Gaul, the part of Gaul on the near side of the Alps to Rome.ts boundaries were roughly defined by the Mediterranean Sea to the south and the C vennes and Alps and north and west. Names. The province of Gallia Transalpina (Transalpine Gaul) was later renamed Gallia Narbonensis, after its capital the Roman colony of Narbo Martius (Narbonne), founded on the coast in 118 BCE.