![]() Before the founding, the confluence of the Rhone and Saône was different than it is today: the Saône flowed at the foot of the hill-during the first century AD a second arm of the river was formed and progressively that grew until it became well-defined where the current Vieux Lyon neighborhood now is located. The name of Lugdunum is particularly attached to the Fourvière. The site of Lyon exhibits many traces of Celtic occupation from before the Roman founding of Lugdunum, including Condate (located northwest of the current Place des Terreaux, along the river) and Vaise. Named by its founder " Colonia Copia Felix Munatia Lugdunum," later, under Emperor Claudius, it was called " Colonia Copia Claudia Augusta Lugdunensium." The inhabitants then were placed in the Galeria tribe, the freedmen in the Palatina tribe. The colony was small and not heavily fortified, consisting of raised land and wooden palisades. The actual date is debated by historians. Lucius Munatius Plancus a former officer under Julius Caesar, and later proconsul of Gaul Chevelue, is credited with founding the city in 43 BC. The indigenous people in this area were the Allobroges. The settlement initiatives were established by Julius Caesar, and included the cities of Vienne, Noviodunum (Switzerland), and Augusta Raurica. Lugdunum was founded under a policy of establishing settlements in newly conquered areas, with the aims of ensuring the stability of those areas and rewarding retired veteran soldiers with land and rights. In Letters from a Stoic, from the first century AD, Seneca the Younger references the complete destruction and raising of the city in a great fire. As a cultural crossroad its Christianization occurred very early. Two emperors, Claudius (Germanicus) and Caracalla, were born in Lugdunum. The town grew considerably and for 300 years after its foundation Lugdunum was the most important city in north-western Europe. Due to its strategic position, the city was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus and served as the capital of the Roman province Gallia Lugdunensis. Colonia Copia Claudia Augusta Lugdunum (modern: Lyon, France) was an important Roman city in Gaul. ![]()
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