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- Given its location at the confluence of two major rivers, the Rhône and the Saône, trade flourished and the city became a major administrative, economic and religious center. It evolved into the largest city in Gaul, and we’ll look at more of that history in a moment.
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Aug 9, 2023 · Soon after Caesar annexed Gaul into the Roman empire, Lugdunum was founded. It proceeded to become one of the most powerful cities in Roman Gaul. So it wasn't quite a Roman city, but a Gallo-Roman one, which is the name given to Gallic people and places who adopted Roman customs.
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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). The first of these was an oppidum on the west bank of the Saône on a hill called Fourvière. The other town was located between the Saône and the Rhône. Th...
The Romans conquered the valley of the Rhône from the south, first subjecting the Allobroges in c.120 BCE. Having gained control of the area, the Romans founded the city of Vienna, modern Vienne. When an Allobrogian leader named Catugnatus revolted and expelled the Roman merchants, the latter went up north and took over Lugdunum. In this confused s...
Although Lyon was an important center of Roman government, it never became a city like Carthage, Ephesus, Antioch or Alexandria. Still, it covered some 350 hectares and had more than 30,000 inhabitants (twice the size of Pompeii and about as many as Cologne), and was considered the largest city in Gaul after Narbo.note[Strabo, Geography 4.3.2.]Lyon...
After the mid-third-century, the Rhine border was threatened and the seat of the Roman government was transferred to the northeast, where Cologne, Mainz, and Trier became increasingly important. For Lyon, this was the beginning of a slow decline. There were no funds to restore the aqueduct, so important for a large city, when it had fallen into dis...
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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Nov 14, 2018 · Not only was Lugdunum the capital of the province, but it effectively became the capital city of the Three Gauls (Gallia Comita); Gallia Lugdunensis, Gallia Narbonensis, and Gallia Aquitania. Under the direction of Marcus Agrippa, a road network was constructed throughout Gaul, with Lugdunum becoming the hub of the network.
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 ...
Apr 10, 2014 · published on 10 April 2014. Available in other languages: Arabic, French, Portuguese, Spanish. Once upon a time, in the land known as Sumer, the people built a temple to their god who had conquered the forces of chaos and brought order to the world. They built this temple at a place called Eridu, which was “one of the most southerly sites, at ...
The town obtained first Latin, then colonial status. It was ravaged by the Germanic invasions and was destroyed in 585 by the Franks of Gontran. Lugdunum commands the valley of the Garonne as it emerges from the Pyrenees.
