The colony was small and not heavily fortified, consisting of raised land and wooden palisades. The actual date is debated by historians. Lucius Munatius Plancus a former officer under Julius Caesar, and later proconsul of Gaul Chevelue, is credited with founding the city in 43 BC. The indigenous people in this area were the Allobroges. The settlement initiatives were established by Julius Caesar, and included the cities of Vienne, Noviodunum (Switzerland), and Augusta Raurica. Lugdunum was founded under a policy of establishing settlements in newly conquered areas, with the aims of ensuring the stability of those areas and rewarding retired veteran soldiers with land and rights. In Letters from a Stoic, from the first century AD, Seneca the Younger references the complete destruction and raising of the city in a great fire. As a cultural crossroad its Christianization occurred very early. Two emperors, Claudius (Germanicus) and Caracalla, were born in Lugdunum. The town grew considerably and for 300 years after its foundation Lugdunum was the most important city in north-western Europe.
Due to its strategic position, the city was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus and served as the capital of the Roman province Gallia Lugdunensis. Caesar, of course, expects to share in your profits and to benefit from your access to exotic goods from the North.Colonia Copia Claudia Augusta Lugdunum (modern: Lyon, France) was an important Roman city in Gaul.
Establish new routes to take advantage of your central location. Goods from Gallia, Hispania, Britannia, Italia, Germania, and beyond all can easily flow through your city as one side of the Empire looks to trade with the other. Trade from across the Empire travels through Lugdunensis.
Caesar wants Lugdunum to be the finest city in all of Gaul, and so requires a populous and highly cultured city. Found the city of Lugdunum in central Gaul at the confluence of the Rhone and Saone rivers.
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