THE ALLOBROGE GAULS VIENNE, METROPOLIS OF THE ALLOBROGES Polybius Strabo	Greek text by Strabo (Geography, IV, 1, 11), from a translation by Ch. Goudineau : "(The Allobroges) live in villages except for the most illustrious among them who, living in Vienne, have made the latter - which was no more than a village before - although it was called this nation's metropolis - a well-equipped city".