Parisii (Gaul)
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The Parisii were a Gallic tribe that dwelt on the banks of the river Seine during the Iron Age and the Roman era. They lived on lands now occupied by the modern city of Paris; that name is a derivatio
Gold coins of the Parisii, 1st century BC (Cabinet des Médailles, Paris).
Sequani coin 5th to 1st century BCE
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
Parisii (Gaul)
…contributed 8,000 men to the Gallic relief army sent to the Battle of Alesia. Once part of the Roman Empire the Parisii oppidum later became the site of Lutetia, an important city in the Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis, and ultimately the modern city of Paris. An ancient trade route between Germania and…
Thermes de Cluny
Fragments of a Neolithic boat and pottery found near Bercy
Model of the "pilier des nautes" (1st century AD), Musee Cluny