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Lugdunum (also spelled Lugudunum, Latin: [ɫʊɡ(ʊ)ˈduːnʊ̃ː]; [failed verification] modern Lyon, France) was an important Roman city in Gaul, established on the current site of Lyon. The Roman city was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus , but continued an existing Gallic settlement with a likely population of several thousands.
AV Aureus (7.22 gm, 5h). Rome mint. Struck 194 AD. / 45.76; 4.85. The Battle of Lugdunum, also called the Battle of Lyon, was fought on 19 February 197 at Lugdunum (modern Lyon, France ), between the armies of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus and of the Roman usurper Clodius Albinus. Severus' victory finally established him as the sole ...
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Aug 9, 2023 · Lugdunum occurred at the end of the greatest and most peaceful century in Rome’s long history. The emperors from Nerva to Marcus Aurelius (97-180 AD) were all experienced and popular administrators. Crucially each of them had a clear and decisive say in who their successor would be. Tthe Roman Empire enjoyed a golden age of peace, prosperity ...
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The museum and the theaters are located on the slopes of Fourvière Hill, on the very site where the Roman city of Lugdunum was founded in 43 B.C.. The idea of creating a museum to house objects related to the Roman city of Lyon was first discussed in the thirties. But it wasn't until the sixties that the project took shape and was entrusted to ...
May 29, 2024 · A Christian community (see christianity) developed early, and in 177 suffered savage and esp. well‐documented persecution. Lugdunum declined from c. 250, as imperial attention was directed increasingly to the Rhine frontier, and its primacy was usurped by Augusta Treverorum. Early Lugdunum occupied the heights west of the confluence of the ...
May 27, 2024 · Today, the museum offers visitors an unparalleled opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of ancient Lugdunum, as Lyon was known in Roman times. The Rise of Lugdunum The story of Roman Lyon begins in 43 BC, when Lucius Munatius Plancus, a close ally of Julius Caesar, founded a new colonial settlement on the strategic hilltop site.
LUGDUNUM (Lyon) Rhône, France. Federal capital of the Tres Galliae (Lugdunensis, Aquitania, Belgica), at the confluence of the Saône and the Rhône. When Gallic independence came to an end there were two Celtic settlements: an oppidum on the morainal hill of Fourvière (on the right bank of the Arar, mod. Saône) that grew up around the ...
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