Switzerland in the Roman era after which the area began to be occupied by Germanic peoples. The Swiss plateau, within the natural borders of the Alps to the South and East, Lake Geneva and the Rhône to the west and the Rhine to the north, was recognized as a contiguous territory by Julius Caesar. This area had been dominated by the La Tène culture since the 5th century BC, settled by a mostly Celtic population (Gauls), of which the Helvetii were the most numerous, but which also included the Rauraci in north-west Switzerland centered on Basel, and the Allobroges around Geneva. South of the Swiss
Cross River (New York) Cross River (New York) The Cross River is a short river in southern New York State that rises near the hamlet of Cross River in the township of Lewisboro. After its rising point, it makes a loop, heading SE, then SW, then NW, and finally west. It continues a few miles in that direction until it ends up in the Cross River Reservoir, a part of the New York City Watershed System. It flows out of the spillway at the end of the reservoir and joins the Croton River in Katonah. The short stretch of river that begins at the