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  • Roman Paris Was Not In Paris, But Nanterre

    02/27/2004 12:19:40 PM PST · by blam · 13 replies · 365+ views
    Expatica ^ | 2-26-2004
    Roman Paris was not in Paris, but Nanterre PARIS, Feb 26 (AFP) - The historic Paris - the Gallic town of Lutetia captured by Julius Caesar in 52 BC - lay not on the island in the centre of the modern French capital but in a suburb 10 kilometres (six miles) to the west, according to archaeological evidence published on Thursday. Recent excavations at a building site in the suburb of Nanterre have brought to light a pre-Roman settlement that far outstrips in density and sophistication traces discovered on the Ile de la Cite - until now regarded as the...