Gallia Lugdunensis

Template:Short description Template:Infobox Former Subdivision (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

In describing his conquest of Gaul (58–50 BC), Julius Caesar distinguished between 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 , of the , and of the also known as the . The territory of the Galli extended from the rivers Seine and Marne in the north-east, which formed the boundary with , to the river Garonne in the south-west, which formed the border with . Under Augustus, was created by reducing in size the territory of the Gauls (): the portion between the river Loire and the Garonne was given to , and central-eastern portions were given to the new province of . The map shows the extent after these reductions. The date of the creation of 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, , with its capital at Lyon, and , with its capital at Rouen. This division is recorded in the Verona List. Both new provinces belonged to the diocese of Gaul, alongside the Helvetic, Belgian and German provinces.

Constantine I (Template:Reign) divided the provinces again. , with its capital at Sens, was split off from Prima, while , with its capital at Tours, was separated from . According to the , Prima was governed by a , while the other three were governed by a . 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 and , was defeated by the Franks.

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

• 1. 
     (Lyon)
  2. 
     (Augustodunum, Autun)
  3. 
     (Andematunnum, Langres)
  4. 
     (Chalon-sur-Saone)
  5. 
     (Mâcon)
• 1. 
     (Rouen)
  2. 
     (Augustodorum, Bayeux)
  3. 
     (Ingena, Avranches)
  4. 
     (Mediolanum, Évreux)
  5. 
     (Sées)
  6. 
     (Noviomagus, Lisieux)
  7. 
     (Coutances)
• 1. 
     (Caesarodunum, Tours)
  2. 
     (Suindunum, Le Mans)
  3. 
     (Condate, Rennes)
  4. 
     (Iuliomagus, Angers)
  5. 
     (Condivincum, Nantes)
  6. 
     (Fanum Martis, Corseul)
  7. 
     (Darioritum, Vannes)
  8. 
     (Vorgium, Carhaix)
  9. 
     (Noviodunum, Jublains)
• 1. 
     (Agedincum, Sens)
  2. 
     (Autricum, Chartres)
  3. 
     (Auxerre)
  4. 
     (Augustobona, Troyes)
  5. 
     (Cenabum, Orléans)
  6. 
     (Lutetia, Paris)
  7. 
     (Iatinum, Meaux)

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 (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 .

• c. 21: Acilius Aviola
• 66-69 Junius Blaesus
• 78–80: Titus Tettienus Serenus
• 80–83: Gaius Cornelius Gallicanus
• 83–87: Lucius Minicius Rufus
• Between 123 and 130: Tiberius Claudius Quartinus
• Between 126 and 137: Titus Vitrasius Pollio
• c. 146–149: Titus Flavius Longinus Quintus Marcius Turbo
• Between 138 and 161: [...] Pacatus
• Between 138 and 161: [...]latin Pi[...]atus
• 161–162: Gaius Popilius Carus Pedo
• Between 161 and 168: Lucius Aemilius Frontinus
• Between 160 and 169 or 177 and 180: [...] Egr[ilius Plarianus Larcius Lep]idus [Flavius ...]
• 187–188 or 185–189: Septimius Severus
• c. 195–198: Titius Flavius Secundus Philippianus
• c. 218: Tiberius Claudius Paulinus
• 220–222: Marcus Aedinius Julianus ()
• After 223: Badius Comnianus ()
• Between 240 and 245: Appius Alexander (praeses provinciae)

See also

• Lyonesse
• Forum of Vieux-la-Romaine
• Gallo-Roman Baths of Tours

External links

• Britannica
• A very old map showing this region of France