Lugdunum

Summary

Lugdunum is a Roman city^[1]. Lugdunum ranks in the top 4% of roman_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (434 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lugdunum is located in Gallia Lugdunensis^[3].
• Lugdunum is in the country of Gaul^[4].
• Lugdunum's image is recorded as Roman theatre in Lyon.jpg^[5].
• Lugdunum's instance of is recorded as Roman city^[6].
• Lugdunum's instance of is recorded as Roman colony^[7].
• Lugus is named after Lugdunum^[8].
• Lugdunum's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316732274^[9].
• Lugdunum's locator map image is recorded as France map Lambert-93 topographic-ancient Roman roads.svg^[10].
• Lugdunum's Commons category is recorded as Lugdunum^[11].
• Lugdunum's has part is recorded as ancient theatre of Lyon^[12].
• Lugdunum's has part is recorded as odeon of Lyon^[13].
• Lugdunum's has part is recorded as amphitheater of Lyon^[14].
• Lugdunum's has part is recorded as Q137359977^[15].
• -0043-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lugdunum^[16].
• Lugdunum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.759722222222, 'lon': 4.8194444444444}^[17].
• Lugdunum's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02tt4l^[18].
• Lugdunum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lugdunum^[19].
• Lugdunum's described by source is recorded as Lyon antique^[20].
• Lugdunum's described by source is recorded as Lyon Carte Archéologique de la Gaule 69/2^[21].
• Lugdunum's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• Lugdunum's replaced by is recorded as Lyon^[23].
• Lugdunum's capital of is recorded as Gallia Lugdunensis^[24].
• Lugdunum's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[25].
• Lugdunum's category for people born here is recorded as Q26195683^[26].
• Lugdunum's category for people who died here is recorded as Q60923616^[27].

Body

Geography

Lugdunum is in the country of Gaul^[4]. Lugdunum is located in Gallia Lugdunensis^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Roman city^[6] and Roman colony^[7]. Lugdunum's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[25].

History and Context

-0043-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lugdunum^[16]. Lugus is named after Lugdunum^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lugdunum include Lyon^[28], a commune of France^[29], in France^[30] and Gallia Lugdunensis^[31], a Roman province^[32], in Western Roman Empire^[33].

Why It Matters

Lugdunum ranks in the top 4% of roman_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (434 views/month).^[2] Lugdunum has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Lugdunum is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Lugdunum include Lyon^[28], a commune of France^[29], in France^[30] and Gallia Lugdunensis^[31], a Roman province^[32], in Western Roman Empire^[33].