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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.
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 emperor of the Roman Empire following the Year of the Five Emperors and ...
- 19 February 197
- Severan victory
Aug 9, 2023 · The immense battle that occurred in modern France in the year 197 is little-known. But we can be fairly sure of one thing: despite the great civil wars between Caesar and Pompey and Augustus and Anthony, Lugdunum was the greatest and bloodiest clash between two Roman armies in history.
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2 days ago · Colony founded in 43 bc by Munatius Plancus, and to the mid‐3rd cent. the metropolis of the NW of the Roman empire. Its position led to its becoming: the nodal point of Vipsanius Agrippa's Gallic road system; the capital of the province of Lugdunensis (see gaul (transalpine) ); the religious, administrative, financial, and commercial centre ...
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Lugdunum has one of the finest archaeological collections in France. Covering a 4,000-square-meter surface, the museum presents all the aspects of public and private life in an imperial capital: urban layout, municipal administration, the army, currency, religions, circus games and trade; it houses real treasures that tell of the origins of the ...
Lugdunum: main Roman city in the "three Gauls", site of the imperial cult, modern Lyon. Early History. Lugus on a relief from Reims. In the area of what is now called Lyon, two Celtic settlements, probably inhabited by the tribe of the Segusiavi, have been identified, which date back to the La Tène period (e.g. after 450 BCE).
Feb 19, 2024 · Today is February 19th, 197 C.E: The Battle of Lugdunum. Act One: To The Highest Bidder. It’s March 28th, 193 C.E., outside the Senate in Rome, just a few hours after the murder of Emperor Pertinax. A crowd of soldiers surrounds Senator Didius Julianus. Julianus has just learned of the emperor’s assassination.
