Laon

Laon is a city and commune of France, pr?fecture (capital) of the Aisne d?partement. Population: 26,265.

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The hilly district of Laon has always had some strategic importance. In the time of Julius Caesar there was a Gallic village where the Rend (inhabitants of the country round Reims) had to meet the onset of the confederated Belgae. Whatever may have been the precise locality of that battlefield, Laon was fortified by the Romans, and successively checked the invasions of the Franks, Burgundians, Vandals, Alani and Huns. At that time it was known as Alaudanum or Lugdunum Clavatum.

Commune: A commune or comune is a system of social and economic organization which involves the common ownership of resources and/or shared obligations. Within that framework, the word can have various meanings:...

France: The French Republic or France (: R?publique fran?aise or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents....

Julius Caesar: Gaius Julius Caesar (Classical Latin: IMP?C?IVLIVS?CAESAR?DIVVS?) (b. July 13, ca. 100 BC; d. March 15, 44 BC) was a Roman military and political leader. He was instrumental in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. His conquest of Gallia Comata extended the Roman world all ...