Col. Lugdunum
settlement · 550 BC – 2100 AD
Lugdunum (modern Lyon in France) was a Roman military colony from 43 B.C. and a major center in Gaul. Marcus Agrippa was involved in its expansion and two Roman emperors, Claudius and Caracalla, were born there.
- Coordinates
- 45.75887, 4.81948
- Also known as
- Col. Copia Claudia Augusta Lugdunum (la), Colonia Copia Claudia Augusta Lugdunum (la), Logdonoma (mg), Lougdounon metropolis (grc), Lougdounon, Loúgdounon (grc), Lugdunensis colonia (la), Lugdunensis colonia (la), Lugduno (pt), Lugduno caput Galliarum usque hic legas (la), Lugdunum (hu), Lugdunum (la), Lugdunum (la), Lugdúnum (ca), Lvgdvno capvt Galliar(vm) vsq(ve) hic legas (la), Lyon (fr), Lyon (fr), Λούγδουνο (el), Λούγδουνον (grc), Λούγδουνον μητρόπολις (grc), Лугдунум (bg), لوغدونوم (ar), لوگدونوم (fa), ルグドゥヌム (ja), 卢格杜努姆 (zh), 루그두눔 (ko)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
- OpenHistoricalMap · CC0 1.0© OpenHistoricalMap contributors