🏛️ Lutetia-Briva Isarae
Roman settlement remains beneath Paris
📌 Fast Facts
- Ancient Roman settlement on the Île de la Cité, nucleus of modern Paris
- Occupied from approximately the 1st century CE onwards
- Archaeological remains visible in the Crypte Archéologique museum
- Located beneath the square in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral
Lutetia, known also as Lutetia-Briva Isarae, represents the earliest documented Roman settlement on the site that would become Paris. Founded during the 1st century CE on the Île de la Cité, the settlement served as a crossing point on the Seine and gradually developed into a walled town. Archaeological evidence documents occupation and urban development through the Roman period, including domestic structures, commercial spaces, and defensive works ...