Editing Lugdunum (section)

{{Short description|Ancient Roman city on the site of modern Lyon, France}}
{{About|the city in Gaul}}
{{Infobox ancient site
 |name = Lugdunum
 |native_name = Colonia Copia Claudia Augusta Lugdunum
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 |image = Schéma - Lyon époque romaine - avec nécropoles - voies romaines - constructions - Lugdunum.jpg
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 |caption = Map of the city
 |map_type = France#France Rhône-Alpes
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 |map_caption = Location within France
 |coordinates = {{coord|45|45|35|N|4|49|10|E|display=inline,title}}
 |location = [[Lyon]], France
 |region = [[Gallia Lugdunensis]]
 |type = Roman city
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 |area = 200 hectares
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 |builder = [[Lucius Munatius Plancus]]
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 |built = 43&nbsp;BC
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 |epochs = [[Roman Republic]] to [[Roman Empire]]
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'''Lugdunum''' (also spelled '''Lugudunum''', {{IPA|la|ɫʊɡ(ʊ)ˈduːnʊ̃ː|lang}};<ref>{{cite book |language=fr |last=Gaffiot |first=Félix |date=1934 |title=Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français |place=Paris |publisher=Librairie Hachette |page=926 |url=https://www.lexilogos.com/latin/gaffiot.php?q=lugdunum}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2023}}<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Pinkster|editor-first=Harm|title=Woordenboek Latijn/Nederlands.|edition=7th revised|publisher=Amsterdam University Press|location=Amsterdam|year=2018|isbn=9789463720519}}</ref> modern [[Lyon]], [[France]]) was an important [[Colonia (Roman)|Roman city]] in [[Gaul]], established on the current site of [[Lyon, France|Lyon]]. 

The Roman city was founded in 43&nbsp;BC by [[Lucius Munatius Plancus]], but continued an existing Gallic settlement with a likely population of several thousands. It served as the capital of the [[Roman province]] of [[Gallia Lugdunensis]] and was an important city in the western half of the Roman Empire for centuries. Two emperors, [[Claudius]] and [[Caracalla]], were born in Lugdunum. In the period 69–192&nbsp;AD, the city's population may have numbered 50,000 to 100,000, and possibly up to 200,000 inhabitants.<ref>{{Google books |id=Cx80od-iZfgC |page=9 |title=Travel Lyon, France: Illustrated Guide, Phrasebook & Maps }}.</ref><ref>{{Google books |id=AT15oYY762wC |page=388 |title=The Roman Remains of Northern and Eastern France: A Guidebook }}.</ref><ref>{{Google books |id=polg8REJ7bAC |page=176 |title=Roman Cities }}.</ref><ref>{{Google books |id=polg8REJ7bAC |page=335 |title=Roman Cities }}.</ref>

The original Roman city was situated west of the confluence of the [[Rhône River|Rhône]] and [[Saône]], on the [[Fourvière]] heights. By the late centuries of the empire much of the population was located in the Saône River valley at the foot of Fourvière.