Lugdunum
Colonia Copia Claudia Augusta Lugdunum (modern: Lyon, France) was an important Roman city in Gaul. The city was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus. It served as the capital of the Roman province Gallia Lugdunensis. To 300 years after its foundation Lugdunum was the most important city to the west part of Roman Empire, after Rome. Two emperors, Claudius (Germanicus) and Caracalla, were born in Lugdunum.
The original Roman city was situated west of the confluence of the Rhône and Saône, on the Fourvière heights. By the late centuries of the empire much of the population was located in the Saône River valley at the foot of Fourvière.
Read more about Lugdunum: Name, Pre-Roman Settlements and The Area Before The Founding of The City, Founding of The Roman City, Attention From The Emperors, Growth and Prosperity in The First Centuries of The Empire, Christianity and The First Martyrs, Battle of Lugdunum, Decline of Lugdunum and The Empire