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Gallia Lugdunensis

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox Former Subdivision Template:Lang (Template:Langx) was a province of the Roman Empire in what is now the modern country of France, part of the Celtic territory of Gaul formerly known as Celtica. It is named after its capital Lugdunum (today's Lyon), possibly Roman Europe's major city west of Italy, and a major imperial mint. Outside Lugdunum was the Sanctuary of the Three Gauls, where representatives met to celebrate the cult of Rome and Augustus.

History

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In Template:Lang describing his conquest of Gaul (58–50 BC), Julius Caesar distinguished between Template:Lang in the south of Gaul, which already was a Roman province in his time, and the three other parts of Gaul: the territories of the Template:Lang, of the Template:Lang, and of the Template:Lang also known as the Template:Lang. The territory of the Galli extended from the rivers Seine and Marne in the north-east, which formed the boundary with Template:Lang, to the river Garonne in the south-west, which formed the border with Template:Lang. Under Augustus, Template:Lang was created by reducing in size the territory of the Gauls (Template:Lang): the portion between the river Loire and the Garonne was given to Template:Lang, and central-eastern portions were given to the new province of Template:Lang. The map shows the extent after these reductions. The date of the creation of Template:Lang is under discussion, whether between 27 and 25 BC or between 16 and 13 BC, during Augustus' visits to Gaul.

It was an imperial province, deemed important enough to be governed by an imperial legate. Under the Tetrarchy (AD 296), it was first divided into two, Template:Lang, with its capital at Lyon, and Template:Lang, with its capital at Rouen. This division is recorded in the Verona List.<ref name=ODLA>Template:ODLA</ref> Both new provinces belonged to the diocese of Gaul, alongside the Helvetic, Belgian and German provinces.

Constantine I (Template:Reign) divided the provinces again. Template:Lang, with its capital at Sens, was split off from Prima, while Template:Lang, with its capital at Tours, was separated from Template:Lang. According to the Template:Lang, Prima was governed by a Template:Lang, while the other three were governed by a Template:Lang. All the provinces were gradually overrun by invading Franks and Burgundians during the 5th century. What was left of the provinces effectively ceased to exist in AD 486/487 when the Roman general Syagrius, who controlled Template:Lang and Template:Lang, was defeated by the Franks.<ref name=ODLA/>

The cities and Template:Lang of the four provinces are listed in the late 4th-century Template:Lang by their ethnic titles. The Template:Lang of Mâcon is a later addition to the Template:Lang. They are listed here with their conventional short names (where different from the ethnic name) and their modern names:<ref>Template:Cite journal, at 39.</ref> Template:Div col

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Governors

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The Roman empire in the time of Hadrian (ruled 117–138 AD), showing, in central Gaul, the imperial province of Template:Lang (north/central France). Note that the coast lines shown on the map are those of today, known to be different from those in Roman times in parts of Template:Lang.

See also

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References

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