Cenabum – Orléans

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Cenabum – Orléans is the modern French city of Orléans, historically known as Cenabum, a significant Gallic and later Roman settlement on the Loire River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
commune of France
prefecture of France
attackedBy Julius Caesar NERFINISHED
capitalOf Loiret department NERFINISHED
country France
demonym Orléanais
distanceFromParisApproximate about 120 km
event destruction by Julius Caesar
massacre of Roman merchants at Cenabum
evolvedName Orléans NERFINISHED
hasClimate oceanic climate with continental influences
hasFunction administrative center
economic center of Loiret
hasHeritage Roman archaeological remains
medieval urban fabric
hasUniversity University of Orléans NERFINISHED
historicalName Cenabum NERFINISHED
Genabum NERFINISHED
historicalPeriodImportant Gallic Wars NERFINISHED
Romanization of Gaul
inhabitedBy Carnutes NERFINISHED
knownFor historical role in regional trade
strategic position on the Loire
language French
locatedIn Centre-Val de Loire NERFINISHED
Loiret NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Loire NERFINISHED
locatedOnRoute Loire trade route
Roman road network in Gaul
locatedSouthOf Paris NERFINISHED
mentionedInWork Commentarii de Bello Gallico NERFINISHED
modernNameOf Cenabum NERFINISHED
namedAfter Emperor Aurelian NERFINISHED
partOf Gaul NERFINISHED
populationApproximate over 100000 inhabitants
rebuiltAs Aurelianum NERFINISHED
regionCapitalOf Centre-Val de Loire (de facto main city, though not official capital)
role river port
trading center
significantInPeriod Iron Age Gaul NERFINISHED
Roman Empire NERFINISHED
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time NERFINISHED
wasGallicSettlement true
wasRomanSettlement true

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Gallia Lugdunensis modernCityCorrespondence Cenabum – Orléans