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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Duncan Head on Sep 25, 2026, 11:10 PM

Title: Wall may indicate first site of Roman Paris
Post by: Duncan Head on Sep 25, 2026, 11:10 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/23/ancient-wall-paris-first-settlement-archaeology-roman
Title: Re: Wall may indicate first site of Roman Paris
Post by: Jim Webster on Sep 26, 2026, 09:19 AM
I suspect it's the site of the forge of Metallurgix, the maker of the finest golden sickles, who of course lived in Lutetia  8)
But it does show one problem finding exactly where ancient cities were when the modern successor sprawls so much