Praetorian prefecture of Gaul

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Praetorian prefecture of the Gauls Praefectura praetorio Galliarum
Praet. Prefecture of the Western Roman Empire
337-477 510-536
Praetorian Prefectures of the Roman Empire (395)
Capital	Augusta Treverorum (until 395/407) Arelate (from 395/407)
Historical era	Late Antiquity
• Established	337
• Conquest of Provence by the Visigoths	477
• Re-established by the Ostrogoths	510
• Fall of Provence to the Franks	536
Political subdivisions	Diocese of Gaul Diocese of Britain Diocese of Spain Diocese of the Seven Provinces

The Praetorian Prefecture of Gaul (Latin: praefectura praetorio Galliarum) was one of four large prefectures into which the Late Roman Empire was divided.