🏛️ Lutetia-Cenabum
Roman archaeological site in central Paris
📌 Fast Facts
- Located on Île de la Cité, Paris, France (48.587126, 2.245593)
- Roman settlement established in the 1st century CE
- Original name Lutetia Parisiorum; later called Cenabum
- Partially preserved remains visible beneath modern Paris street level
Lutetia-Cenabum represents the earliest documented Roman occupation of the site that would become Paris. The settlement was established on Île de la Cité during the 1st century CE and served as an administrative and commercial hub in Gaul. Archaeological evidence indicates the site was occupied both before and after formal Roman conquest, with continuous habitation through the late antique period ...