12 Facts About Lutetia

Gallo-Roman town of Lutetia was the predecessor of the modern-day city of Paris.

Lutetia was an important crossing point of the Seine, and was located at the intersection of land and water trade routes.

Lutetia wrote that the oppidum, or fortress of Lutetia, which he visited, was on an island.

Lutetia occupied an area of about 54 hectares, and had a population of about eight thousand persons.

Lutetia had gradually become Paris, the city of the Parisii.

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The Forum of Lutetia was modelled after that of Rome, and was in the center of the Roman city, between the modern streets of Boulevard Saint-Michel on the west, Rue Saint-Jacques on the east, rue Cujas to the north and Rue G Lussac and rue Malbranch to the south.

Amphitheater of Lutetia, or Les Arenes de Lutece, located near the meeting place of Rue Monge and Rue de Navarre, was a large outdoor amphitheater and arena.

Roman theater of Lutetia was located where the Lycee Saint-Louis is today, along Boulevard Saint-Michel, in the center of the grid of ancient Roman roads.

Many artifacts from Lutetia have been recovered and are on display at the Musee Carnavalet.

Lutetia was both a trading center for art works, through its access to water and land routes, and, later, the home of workshops ceramics and other decorative works.

The asteroid 21 Lutetia, discovered in 1852 by Hermann Goldschmidt, is named after the city.

Lutetia is featured in the French comic series The Adventures of Asterix, most notably in Asterix and the Golden Sickle, Asterix and the Banquet and Asterix and the Laurel Wreath.