Settlement
Colonia Lugdunum
Colonia Lugdunum: settlement of the ancient world (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France).
SettlementKind
Classical periodFirst recorded · 550 BC – 330 BC
Late AntiquityLast recorded · AD 300 – AD 640
LyonNearest town · 2.5 km
On the map
Position: 45.7589, 4.8195
Through the eras
Before 750 BC
Archaic period750 BC – 550 BC
Classical period550 BC – 330 BC✓
Hellenistic period330 BC – 30 BC✓
Roman period30 BC – AD 300✓
Late AntiquityAD 300 – AD 640✓
Middle AgesAD 640 – AD 1453
About the site
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.
Other ancient sites nearby
Odeon of LyonTheatre or arena · Roman period
0 kmRoman theater of FourvièreTheatre or arena · Roman period
0.1 kmSanctuary of CybèleTemple or sanctuary · Roman period
0.1 kmGallo-Roman bathsAqueduct or baths · Roman period
0.2 kmAmphitheater of the Three GaulsTheatre or arena · Roman period
1.6 kmAqueduct or bathsRoman period
5.5 kmAqueduct or bathsRoman period
5.5 kmBridge, station or portRoman period – Late Antiquity
5.5 kmBridge, station or portRoman period – Late Antiquity
5.5 kmBridge, station or portRoman period – Late Antiquity
5.5 kmAqueduct of the GierAqueduct or baths · Roman period
6.2 kmThe same kind in the region
Cities and settlements
Colonia ViennaClassical period – Late Antiquity
VienneColonia Dea VocontiorumHellenistic period – Late Antiquity
DieColonia ValentiaHellenistic period – Late Antiquity
ValenceAugustonemetumRoman period – Late Antiquity
Clermont-FerrandNoiomagos / Colonia Augusta TricastinorumHellenistic period – Late Antiquity
Saint-Paul-Trois-ChâteauxCularo / GratianopolisClassical period – Late Antiquity
GrenobleSaint-Romain-en-GalRoman period
VienneEtannaRoman period – Late Antiquity
YenneMorginnumHellenistic period – Late Antiquity
MoiransAlba HelviorumHellenistic period – Late Antiquity
Alba-la-RomaineAquae SextiaeRoman period – Late Antiquity
Aix-les-BainsBrigantioRoman period – Late Antiquity
Petit-Coeur