Lutetia
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Lutetia, also known as Lutecia and Lutetia Parisiorum, was a Gallo–Roman town and the predecessor of modern-day Paris. Traces of an earlier Neolithic settlement have been found nearby, and a larger se
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Fragments of a Neolithic boat and pottery found near Bercy
Gold coins minted by the Parisii (1st century BC)
Model of the "pilier des nautes" (1st century AD), Musee Cluny
Denis of Paris
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Denis of Paris was a 3rd-century Christian martyr and saint. According to his hagiographies, he was bishop of Paris in the third century and, together with his companions Rusticus and Eleutherius, was
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…and monuments were built in the 2nd century AD including an aqueduct. In the 3rd century, according to legend, Christianity was brought to the town by St Denis, and his companions Rusticus and Eleuthere. In about 250 he and two companions were said to have been arrested and decapitated on the hill of Mons…
Saint Denis holding his head. Statue at the left portal of Notre Dame de Paris.
Beheading of Denis and of his companions, tympanum of the north portal of the Basilica of Saint-Denis
Late Gothic statue of Saint Denis, limestone, formerly polychromed (Musée de Cluny)
Last Communion and Martyrdom of Saint Denis, by Henri Bellechose, 1416, which shows the martyrdom of both Denis and his companions