Lugdunum

E78794

Roman city ancient city archaeological site

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.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Lugdunum canonical	32
Christian community of Lugdunum	1

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 (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lyon → formerName → Lugdunum ⓘ

Irenaeus of Lyons → deathPlace → Lugdunum ⓘ

Gaul → capitalUnderRome → Lugdunum ⓘ

Gaul → majorCity → Lugdunum ⓘ

Gallic Empire → notableCity → Lugdunum ⓘ

Lugdunum → latinName → Lugdunum self-link ⓘ

Bishop of Lugdunum → appliesToJurisdiction → Lugdunum ⓘ

Bishop of Lugdunum → locatedIn → Lugdunum ⓘ

Bishop of Lugdunum → chiefCity → Lugdunum ⓘ

Bishop of Lugdunum → authorityOver → Lugdunum ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christian community of Lugdunum

Against Heresies → placeWritten → Lugdunum ⓘ

Via Agrippa → connects → Lugdunum ⓘ

Via Agrippa → hasCenter → Lugdunum ⓘ

Galli → capitalRegionCenter → Lugdunum ⓘ

Gallia Lugdunensis → capital → Lugdunum ⓘ

Gallia Lugdunensis → namedAfter → Lugdunum ⓘ

Gallia Lugdunensis → administrativeCenter → Lugdunum ⓘ

Gallia Lugdunensis → majorCity → Lugdunum ⓘ

Gratian → placeOfDeath → Lugdunum ⓘ

Caracalla → birthPlace → Lugdunum ⓘ

Sidonius Apollinaris → birthPlace → Lugdunum ⓘ

Sidonius Apollinaris → educatedAt → Lugdunum ⓘ

Augustoritum → connectedTo → Lugdunum ⓘ

Magnentius → deathPlace → Lugdunum ⓘ

Lucius Munatius Plancus → founded → Lugdunum ⓘ

Λούγδουνον → GreekNameOf → Lugdunum ⓘ

Λούγδουνον → LatinName → Lugdunum ⓘ

Sanctuary of the Three Gauls → locatedIn → Lugdunum ⓘ

Battle of Lugdunum 197 AD → location → Lugdunum ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Lugdunum

Battle of Lugdunum 197 AD → associatedWith → Lugdunum ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Lugdunum

Lugdunum Museum and Roman Theatres → namedAfter → Lugdunum ⓘ

Andecavorum → locatedWestOf → Lugdunum ⓘ

Ancient Theatre of Fourvière → cityDuringRomanPeriod → Lugdunum ⓘ