Editing Gallia Lugdunensis (section)

==History==
In {{lang|la|[[De Bello Gallico]]}} describing his conquest of Gaul (58–50 BC), Julius Caesar distinguished between {{lang|la|provincia nostra}} 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 {{lang|la|italics=no|Aquitani}}, of the {{lang|la|italics=no|Belgae}}, and of the {{lang|la|italics=no|Galli}} also known as the {{lang|la|italics=no|Celtae}}. The territory of the Galli extended from the rivers [[Seine]] and [[Marne (river)|Marne]] in the north-east, which formed the boundary with {{lang|la|italics=no|[[Gallia Belgica]]}}, to the river [[Garonne]] in the south-west, which formed the border with {{lang|la|italics=no|[[Gallia Aquitania]]}}. Under [[Augustus]], {{lang|la|Gallia Lugdunensis}} was created by reducing in size the territory of the Gauls ({{lang|la|italics=no|Galli}}): the portion between the river [[Loire]] and the Garonne was given to {{lang|la|italics=no|Gallia Aquitania}}, and central-eastern portions were given to the new province of {{lang|la|italics=no|[[Germania Superior]]}}. The map shows the extent after these reductions. The date of the creation of {{lang|la|italics=no|Gallia Lugdunensis}} 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 [[legatus|legate]]. Under the [[Tetrarchy]] (AD 296), it was first divided into two, {{lang|la|italics=no|Lugdunensis Prima}}, with its capital at Lyon, and {{lang|la|italics=no|Lugdunensis Secunda}}, with its capital at [[Rouen]]. This division is recorded in the [[Verona List]].<ref name=ODLA>{{ODLA|title=Lugdunensis Prima, Secunda, Senonia, and Tertia|page=925|first=Adam|last=Rogers}}</ref> Both new provinces belonged to the [[diocese of Gaul]], alongside the Helvetic, Belgian and German provinces.

[[Constantine I]] ({{reign | 306 | 337 | era=AD}}) divided the provinces again. {{lang|la|italics=no|Lugdunensis Senonia}}, with its capital at [[Sens]], was split off from Prima, while {{lang|la|italics=no|Lugdunensis Tertia}}, with its capital at [[Tours]], was separated from {{lang|la|italics=no|Secunda}}. According to the {{lang|la|[[Notitia Dignitatum]]}}, Prima was governed by a {{lang|la|[[consularis]]}}, while the other three were governed by a {{lang|la|[[praeses]]}}. 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 {{lang|la|italics=no|Secunda}} and {{lang|la|italics=no|Senonia}}, was defeated by the Franks.<ref name=ODLA/>

The cities and {{lang|la|[[castra]]}} of the four provinces are listed in the late 4th-century {{lang|la|[[Notitia Galliarum]]}} by their ethnic titles. The {{lang|la|castrum}} of Mâcon is a later addition to the {{lang|la|Notitia}}. They are listed here with their conventional short names (where different from the ethnic name) and their modern names:<ref>{{cite journal |first=Jill D. |last=Harries |title=Church and State in the ''Notitia Galliarum'' |journal=The Journal of Roman Studies |volume=68 |year=1978 |pages=26–43 |doi=10.2307/299625 |jstor=299625}}, at 39.</ref>
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*{{lang|la|Lugdunensis Prima}}
*#{{lang|la|Metropolis civitas Lugdunensium}}<br>([[Lyon]])
*#{{lang|la|Civitas Aeduorum}}<br>(Augustodunum, [[Autun]])
*#{{lang|la|Civitas Lingonum}}<br>(Andematunnum, [[Langres]])
*#{{lang|la|Castrum Cabillonense}}<br>([[Chalon-sur-Saone]])
*#{{lang|la|Castrum Matisconense}}<br>([[Mâcon]])
*{{lang|la|Lugdunensis Secunda}}
*#{{lang|la|Metropolis civitas Rotomagensium}}<br>([[Rouen]])
*#{{lang|la|Civitas Baiocassium}}<br>(Augustodorum, [[Bayeux]])
*#{{lang|la|Civitas Abrincatum}}<br>(Ingena, [[Avranches]])
*#{{lang|la|Civitas Ebroicorum}}<br>(Mediolanum, [[Évreux]])
*#{{lang|la|Civitas Saiorum}}<br>([[Sées]])
*#{{lang|la|Civitas Lexoviorum}}<br>(Noviomagus, [[Lisieux]])
*#{{lang|la|Civitas Constantia}}<br>([[Coutances]])
*{{lang|la|Lugdunensis Tertia}}
*#{{lang|la|Metropolis civitas Turinorum}}<br>(Caesarodunum, [[Tours]])
*#{{lang|la|Civitas Cenomannorum}}<br>(Suindunum, [[Le Mans]])
*#{{lang|la|Civitas Redonum}}<br>(Condate, [[Rennes]])
*#{{lang|la|Civitas Andecavorum}}<br>(Iuliomagus, [[Angers]])
*#{{lang|la|Civitas Namnetum}}<br>(Condivincum, [[Nantes]])
*#{{lang|la|Civitas Coriosolitum}}<br>(Fanum Martis, [[Corseul]])
*#{{lang|la|Civitas Venetum}}<br>(Darioritum, [[Vannes]])
*#{{lang|la|Civitas Osismorum}}<br>(Vorgium, [[Carhaix]])
*#{{lang|la|Civitas Diablintum}}<br>(Noviodunum, [[Jublains]])
*{{lang|la|Lugdunensis Senonia}}
*#{{lang|la|Metropolis civitas Senonum}}<br>(Agedincum, [[Sens]])
*#{{lang|la|Civitas Carnotum}}<br>(Autricum, [[Chartres]])
*#{{lang|la|Civitas Autisiodorum}}<br>([[Auxerre]])
*#{{lang|la|Civitas Tricassium}}<br>(Augustobona, [[Troyes]])
*#{{lang|la|Civitas Aurelianorum}}<br>(Cenabum, [[Orléans]])
*#{{lang|la|Civitas Parisiorum}}<br>(Lutetia, [[Paris]])
*#{{lang|la|Civitas Melduorum}}<br>(Iatinum, [[Meaux]]) 
{{div col end}}