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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.
Gallia Lugdunensis (French: Gaule Lyonnaise) was a province of the Roman Empire in what is now the modern country of France, part of the Celtic territory of Gaul formerly known as Celtica. It is named after its capital Lugdunum (today's Lyon), possibly Roman Europe's major city
Nov 14, 2018 · Lugdunum, Gallia Lugdunensis – Part I. Posted on November 14, 2018 by Rob. Detail of a mosaic depicting Dionysus and the personifications of Spring and Winter. Found in Lyon and displayed in the Musée Gallo-Romain de Lyon-Fourvière. Most Recent Visit: June 2018.
The Imperial cult sanctuary at Lugdunum was the earliest and most important institution of its kind in the Western Roman empire. Its establishment at the junction of three new Imperial provinces, later collectively known as Tres Galliae (the Three Gauls), embodied a policy of integrated military, civil and religious settlement among the ...
Here's an overview of the province: Conquest and Formation: Gallia Belgica was established as a Roman province in 22 BCE by Emperor Augustus after the defeat of the Gallic tribes during the Gallic Wars (58-50 BCE) and the subsequent Roman conquest of Gaul.
May 27, 2024 · By the reign of Augustus, Lugdunum had become the capital of the province of Gallia Lugdunensis, governing a vast territory that stretched from the Loire to the Rhine. Over the next two centuries, Lugdunum flourished as a center of Roman power and culture.
May 4, 2021 · After Julius Caesar’s (100-44 BCE) conquest of Gaul, Roman legions pushed the borders of the Roman Empire’s frontier to the banks of the Rhine River. Augustus (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE) divided the newly acquired region into three provinces: Gallia Aquitania, Gallia Lugdunensis, and
