Pre-Roman Settlements and The Area Before The Founding of The City
There is evidence of Gallic settlements in the area before the Roman city, and of pre-Gallic habitation as far back as the neolithic era. Archeological evidence suggests trade with Campania for ceramics and wine, and use of some Italic-style home furnishings before the Roman conquest. Gaul was conquered for the Romans by Julius Caesar between 58 and 53 BC. His description, De Bello Gallico, is our principal source of knowledge of pre-Roman Gaul, but there is no specific mention of this area.
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