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Lutetia
Sign in to saveLutetia, ( ; ; ) also known as ' and ' ( ; ; ), was a Gallo–Roman town and the predecessor of modern-day Paris. Traces of an earlier Neolithic settlement () have been found nearby, and a larger settlement was established around the middle of the third century BC by the Parisii, a Gallic tribe. The site was an important crossing point of the Seine, the intersection of land and water trade routes.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Lutetia
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Lutetia Parisorum (Latin), Lutèce (French)
- Ancient site.image
- Musee-Cluny-frigidarium 02.JPG
- Ancient site.caption
- Baths of Cluny
- Ancient site.map_type
- France Paris#France Île-de-France#France
- Ancient site.map_caption
- The oppidum, and later the civitas of Lutetia lies in the modern city of Paris
- Ancient site.location
- Paris, France
- Ancient site.region
- Gallia Lugdunensis, later Lugdunensis Senonia
- Ancient site.type
- oppidum, later civitas
- Ancient site.built
- as an oppidum, refounded as civitas in 52 BC
- Ancient site.epochs
- 1st century BC to 5th century AD
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Article
21 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Earliest inhabitants
- The Gallic settlement
- Roman Lutetia
- The City
- The Forum of Lutetia
- The Amphitheatre, or Arenes de Lutece
- The Theatre
- The Baths
- Streets
- Residences
- Aqueduct
- The Île de la Cité
- Cemeteries
- Art and Decoration
- Legacy
- See also
- References
- Bibliography (in French)
- External links
Lutetia, ( ; ; ) also known as ' and ' ( ; ; ), was a Gallo–Roman town and the predecessor of modern-day Paris. Traces of an earlier Neolithic settlement () have been found nearby, and a larger settlement was established around the middle of the third century BC by the Parisii, a Gallic tribe. The site was an important crossing point of the Seine, the intersection of land and water trade routes.
In the first century BC, the settlement was conquered by Romans and a city began to be built. Remains of the Roman forum, amphitheatre, aqueduct and baths can still be seen. In the fifth century it became the capital of the Merovingian dynasty of French kings, and thereafter was known as Paris.