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The Roman town Lutetia was the forerunner of Paris, France.

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Which capital city was known to the Romans as lutetia?

Lutetia was a pre-Roman Gallic town. The Romans called it Lutetia Parisiorum. This town was the "ancestor" of present-day Paris.


How did Paris get its name?

When the Romans came in 52 BCE they named the existing town Lutetia Parisorium, after the local Gaulish tribe called the Parisii.


What is the former name of Paris?

The Galic (and later also used by the Romans) name of Paris was Lutetia.


How did France name their city Paris?

After the tribe which was inhabiting the place when the Romans arrived, the Parisii, The town was known to the Romans as Lutetia Parisiorum.


When did the Romans control Paris?

The Romans found a small settlement of the Parisii in 52 BC and conquered it. They originally named the place Lutetia and it grew into a major Roman town with all the Roman "necessities" such as baths, fora, temples, large houses and an amphitheater.


Who named the city Paris?

Indirectly, Julius Caesar. The town was called LUTETIA and was occupied by a tribe whose (latinised) name was the PARISII. Caesar therefore called the place LUTETIA PARISIORUM (Lutetia of the Parisii), and down the centuries the first part dropped away.


What did lutetia mean in English?

Lutetia was the Latin name for the city known today as Paris.


Is it true France was originally named Lutetia?

Yes. Under Roman rule, this was the name of modern day France.


What does lutetia mean?

The original meaning was swamp or mud-flat. Lutetia was the first name for Paris.


What was Paris called before it was called Paris?

Paris was called Lutetia by the Romans. It took the name Paris between the year 400 to 500 after the local Gaulish tribe of the Parisii.


What element is known as the German word for Satan?

The element named after the German word for Satan is "Lutetium," which comes from the Latin term "lutetia" meaning "mud."


Where did the name lutetium come from?

Lutetium is a chemical element with the symbol Lu and an atomic number of 71. It derived its name from the ancient name of Paris which was Lutetia.