Lugdunum

Colonia Copia Claudia Augusta Lugdunum (modern: Lyon) was an important Roman city in Gaul. The city was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus. It served as the capital of the Roman Province Gallia Lugdunensis. For 300 years after its foundation Lugdunum was the most important city in north-western Europe. Two emperors, Claudius and Caracalla were born in Lugdunum.

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Lyon - Roman - Gaul - 43 BC - Lucius Munatius Plancus - Gallia Lugdunensis - Claudius - Caracalla

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The original Roman city was situated west of the confluence of the Rhone and Saône, on the Fourvière heights. By the late centuries of the empire much of the population was located in the Saône River valley at the foot of Fourvière.

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Rhone - Saône - Fourvière

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