History of Geneva History of Geneva The History of Geneva dates from before the Roman occupation in the second century BC. Now the principal French-speaking city of Switzerland, Geneva was an independent city state from the Middle Ages until the end of the 18th century. John Calvin was the Protestant leader of the city in the 16th century. Geneva first appears in history as an Allobrogian border town, fortified against the Celtic Helvetii tribe, which the Romans took in 121 BC. In 58 BC, Caesar, Roman governor of Gaul, destroyed the Rhône bridge at Geneva and built a 19-mile earthwork from Lake Geneva
Mauger (French name) world (full title: "Cours de Langue et de Civilisation Françaises", tomes I-IV, by Gaston Mauger). Mauger (French name) Mauger is a Norman surname of Germanic origin (possibly meaning 'council-spear'). It was used first as a given name in the Middle Ages. pronunciation API : French [moʒe] (Old French [maʷdʒɘʁ]) ; English [ˈmeɪ.dʒ.ə(ɹ)]. The second element of the name "-ger" is from Germanic "gari" "spear" (see Roger, Gerard, etc.), while the first element "Mau-", is a short form for "Madal-", which is ultimately from Germanic "*maþl-" "assembly, council" (Old High German "mahal", Anglo-Saxon "mæðl" "council, assembly"). The Old Norman form was