Lugdunum
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Lugdunum was the principal Roman city in Gaul, serving as a major administrative, commercial, and cultural center of the Roman Empire in what is now Lyon, France.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman city
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| administrativeRole |
imperial administrative center
ⓘ
principal Roman city in Gaul ⓘ |
| approximatePeakPopulation | tens of thousands of inhabitants ⓘ |
| archaeologicalMuseum | Lugdunum Museum and Roman Theatres ⓘ |
| battleBetween |
Septimius Severus
ⓘ
surface form:
Septimius Severus and Clodius Albinus
|
| connectedBy | Roman road network in Gaul ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalRole | major cultural center ⓘ |
| declineBegan |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
late Roman Empire
|
| economicRole | major commercial center ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Lucius Munatius Plancus ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 43 BC ⓘ |
| foundedUnderEmperor | Augustus ⓘ |
| functionedAs | mint city for Roman coinage ⓘ |
| greekName | Λούγδουνον ⓘ |
| hadInfrastructure |
Roman odeon
ⓘ
Roman theatre ⓘ amphitheatre ⓘ aqueducts ⓘ bath complexes ⓘ forum ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ |
| hosted |
Sanctuary of the Three Gauls
ⓘ
Sanctuary of the Three Gauls ⓘ
surface form:
federal altar of the Three Gauls
|
| languageUsed | Latin ⓘ |
| latinName | Lugdunum self-link ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gaul
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
France
ⓘ
Lyon ⓘ |
| modernName | Lyon ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Lugdunum 197 AD
ⓘ
birthplace of Emperor Caracalla ⓘ birthplace of Emperor Claudius ⓘ |
| originallyFoundedAs | Roman colony ⓘ |
| region | Gallia Lugdunensis ⓘ |
| religiousHistory |
early Christian community
ⓘ
persecution of Christians in 177 AD ⓘ |
| religiousRole | center of imperial cult in Gaul ⓘ |
| servedAs |
capital of Roman province Gallia Lugdunensis
ⓘ
capital of the Three Gauls ⓘ |
| situatedAtConfluenceOf |
Rhône River
ⓘ
Saône River ⓘ |
| successorSettlement | medieval city of Lyon ⓘ |
| urbanFeature | terraced hillside construction on Fourvière hill ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.