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Lyon: History, Former Names & Timeline

Capital of Roman Gaul where the Rhône meets the Saône, later famed for its silk industry.

Map showing Lyon in AD 100Lyon
Border map for AD 100. See Europe in AD 100.

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Former names of Lyon

FromNameNote
43 BCLugdunum
1000Lyon

Timeline of Lyon

YearEvent
43 BCThe Romans found the city
AD 177The martyrs of Lyon

Who ruled Lyon

Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.

PeriodState
500 BC–401 BCUnclaimed / no data
400 BC–324 BCHallstatt culture
323 BC–2 BCUnclaimed / no data
1 BC–299Roman Empire
300–399Rome (Constantinus)
400–499Western Roman Empire
500–599Burgundians
600–799Frankish Kingdom
800–999Carolingian Empire
1000–1299Kingdom of France
1300–todayFrance

Battles and sites near Lyon

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