Lugdunum was an important Roman city in Gaul, established on the current site of Lyon. The Roman city was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus, but continued an existing Gallic settlement with a likely population of several thousands. It served as the capital of the Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis and was an important city in the western half of the Roman Empire for centuries. Two emperors, Claudius and Caracalla, were born in Lugdunum. In the period 69–192 AD, the city's population may have numbered 50,000 to 100,000, and possibly up to 200,000 inhabitants.
Scale model of the city
Gallic Murus Gallicus, Lyon, La Tène culture
The site of Lugdunum along the border of pre-Roman Gaul and the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis in the south of modern-day France during the lifetime of Julius Caesar
Ancient Theatre of Fourvière
Lyon, formerly spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of Paris, 278 km (173 mi) north of Marseille, 113 km (70 mi) southwest of Geneva, 58 km (36 mi) northeast of Saint-Étienne.
Basilica Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Image: France 003038 Basilica of Notre Dame de Fourvière (15939822990 cropped)
Image: Fontaine Bartholdi Place des Terreaux (cropped)
Image: Pont R08 Lafayet 10
