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Lugdunum — The Roman colony founded in 43 BC at the confluence of the Rhône and the Saône, capital of the Gauls
A colony founded to settle colonists driven out of Vienne and to keep a suspect governor occupied. In fifteen years it became the capital of the three Gauls, covered itself with monuments beyond any other Gallo-Roman city, and saw Christianity born in Gaul. (Editorial synthesis)
Recorded event that took place in Lugdunum: the founding of Lugdunum.
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