Col. Lugdunum
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: E. Bertrand
Creators: E. Bertrand
Contributors:
Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes
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History
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.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/167717
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- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 2260 (550 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- DARMC location 1549 (550 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
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- Colonia Copia Claudia Augusta Lugdunum (Col. Copia Claudia Augusta Lugdunum: Latin, 550 BC - AD 640)
- Col. Lugdunum (550 BC - AD 640)
- Λούγδουνον (Lougdounon: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Λούγδουνον μητρόπολις (Lougdounon metropolis: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Lugdunensis colonia (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Lvgdvno capvt Galliar(vm) vsq(ve) hic legas (Lugduno caput Galliarum usque hic legas: Latin, AD 300 - AD 640)
- Lugdunum (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Lyon (French, modern)
- Col. Lugdunum connection Untitled (unspecified date range)
- Amphitheater of the Three Gauls located at Col. Lugdunum (unspecified date range)
- Aqueduct of the Gier connection Col. Lugdunum (unspecified date range)
- Gallo-Roman baths located at Col. Lugdunum (unspecified date range)
- Odeon of Lyon located at Col. Lugdunum (30 BC - AD 300)
- Roman theater of Fourvière located at Col. Lugdunum (unspecified date range)
- Sanctuary of Cybèle located at Col. Lugdunum (unspecified date range)
settlement
- Evidence:
- See Further:
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- BAtlas 17 D2 Col. Lugdunum
- BMCR 2023.11.34
- Genin 1996
- Goudineau 1989
- ItAnt (Cuntz) 358,5 Lugdunum
- ItMiller 81-82
- Malloch 2020
- New Pauly Lugdunum, Lugudunum
- PECS (Perseus) LUGDUNUM (Lyon) Rhône, France
- Pelletier 1990
- Reynaud 1998
- Smith 1854 (Perseus) LUGDUNUM
- Stewart-Sachs 2018
- ToposText Lugdunum (Gallia) 87 Lyon - Λούγδουνον
- WHL 872: Historic Site of Lyon
- See Also:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 17 D2 Col. Lugdunum
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Lyon
E. Bertrand, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, and Greta Hawes, 'Col. Lugdunum: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/167717> [accessed: 22 June 2025]
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