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The name of Lutetia was first recorded by Julius Caesar in his Commentaries on the Gallic Wars (notably in book 7, chapters 57-58). There are a number of explanations of its derivation. Some have suggested that it is derived from the Latin word lutum or "mud", which would give Lutetia Parisiorum the meaning of "mud town of the Parisii".
The town was captured by the Roman Empire in 52 BC during the conquest of Gaul. It was apparently already quite a prosperous place, as it occupied a very strategic position on the river and was able to control shipping in both directions. The Lutetians backed the revolt of Vercingetorix against the Romans under Caesar, reportedly contributing 8,000 men to Vercingetorix's army. It was garrisoned by Vercingetorix's lieutenant Camulogenus, whose army camped on the Mons Lutetius (where the Panthéon is now situated). The Romans crushed the rebels at nearby MelunMelun (population 37,000) is a French city on the river Seine. It is the prefecture (administrative capital) of the Seine-et-Marne departement''. Activities and attractions The nearby chateau of Vaux-le-Vicomte is considered a smaller predecessor of Palac and took control of Lutetia.
Under Roman rule, Lutetia was thoroughly Romanised and grew considerably to become a small city, with a population estimated at around 8,000 people. It did not have a great deal of political importance - the capital of its province, Lugdunensis Senona, was Agedincum (modern Sens, Yonne ). It was ChristianChristian is: a follower of the faith of Christianity a popular first name and surname, especially in Northern Europe According to the New Testament, those who followed Jesus as his disciples were first called Christians by those who did not share their fised in the 3rd century2nd century 3rd century 4th century other centuries) Events The Sassanid dynasty of Persia launches a war to reconquer lost lands in the Roman east. 230 232 AD). Crisis of the Third Century shakes Roman Empire Emperor Valerian I is taken captive by the Pe when St Denis became the city's first bishop. The process was not entirely peaceful - in about 250Events Diophantus writes Arithmetica the first systematic treatise on algebra. A group of Franks penetrate as far as Tarragona in Spain (approximate date). Goths invade Moesia. The Alamanni drive the Romans from the modern area of Donau-Ries. Decius begin St Denis and two companions were arrested and decapitated on the hill of Mons Mercurius, thereafter known as Mons Martis (Martyrs' Hill, now MontmartreMontmartre is a hill in the north of Paris, France, in the 18th arrondissement, a part of the Right Bank . The name "Montmartre" comes from "Mont des Martyrs" because the bishop Saint Denis (patron saint of France), the priest Rustique, and the archdeacon).
Lutetia was renamed Paris in 212Events Roman Emperor Caracalla decrees that freemen throughout the Roman Empire become Roman Citizens. Construction of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome. Edessa becomes a Roman province. Births Deaths Q. Serenus Sammonicus, poet and physician Papinian, Roman, taking its name from the Celtic Parisii.
Very little is now left of the ancient city. In a small park on high ground in the Latin Quarter of the Left Bank, tucked behind apartment blocks, one may still see some remains of the 1st century Arène de Lutèce . The only other signs of Roman Lutetia are the remains of public baths at the Musée de Cluny and the catacombs under Montparnasse.
There is also an asteroid named 21 Lutetia; and the element lutetium was named after the city, in honour of its discovery in a Paris laboratory.
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