Lyon: All Data
1. Lists and Timelines
Lugdunum: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
117 BC
Mentioned in Event: Conquest of Gallia Narbonensis
49 BC
Mentioned in Event: Caesar's Civil War
45 BC
Mentioned in Event: Caesar's Civil War
117 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Province of Gallia Lugdunensis, part of Roman Empire
197 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Lugdunum
260 AD
Mentioned in Event: Secession of the Gallic Empire
274 AD
Mentioned in Event: Conquest of the Gallic Empire
286 AD
Mentioned in Event: Early Tetrarchic Period
294 AD
Mentioned in Event: Early Tetrarchic Period
307 AD
Mentioned in Event: Civil wars of the Tetrarchy
325 AD
Mentioned in Event: Civil wars of the Tetrarchy
337 AD
Mentioned in Event: Division of the Empire among the sons of Constantine the Great
341 AD
Mentioned in Event: Wars of Constantine's sons
351 AD
Mentioned in Event: Roman civil war of 350-353
353 AD
Mentioned in Event: Roman civil war of 350-353
395 AD
Mentioned in Event: Definitive Division of the Roman Empire
407 AD
Mentioned in Event: Usurpation of Constantine III
412 AD
Mentioned in Event: Defeat of Constantine II and of Maximus
456 AD
Mentioned in Event: Majorian´s conquest of Gallia and Hispania
458 AD
Mentioned in Event: Majorian´s conquest of Gallia and Hispania
461 AD
Mentioned in Event: Assassination of Majorian
487 AD
Mentioned in Event: Fall of the Western Roman Empire
487 AD
Capital of Kingdom of the Burgundians
535 AD
Mentioned in Event: Conquest of Burgundy
558 AD
Mentioned in Event: Unification of the Frankish realm (558)
561 AD
Mentioned in Event: Partition of the Frankish Kingdom (561)
593 AD
Mentioned in Event: Merge of the kingdoms of Metz and of Orleans
594 AD
Mentioned in Event: Death of Childebert II
614 AD
Mentioned in Event: Chlothar´s conquest of Burgundy and Austrasia (Unification of Francia)
640 AD
Mentioned in Event: Partition of the Frankish Kingdom (630/40)
662 AD
Mentioned in Event: Unification of the Frankish realm (662)
663 AD
Mentioned in Event: Partition of the Frankish Kingdom (663)
674 AD
Mentioned in Event: Unification of the Frankish realm (674)
676 AD
Mentioned in Event: Partition of the Frankish Kingdom (676)
680 AD
Mentioned in Event: Unification of the Frankish realm (680)
715 AD
Mentioned in Event: Secession of Neustria and Burgundy
719 AD
Mentioned in Event: Unification of the Frankish Kingdom (718)
741 AD
Mentioned in Event: Partition of the Frankish Kingdom (741)
748 AD
Mentioned in Event: Unification of the Frankish realm (748)
768 AD
Mentioned in Event: Partition of the Frankish Kingdom (768)
771 AD
Mentioned in Event: Unification of the Frankish realm (771)
800 AD
Mentioned in Event: Incoronation of Charlemagne
843 AD
Mentioned in Event: Partition of the Frankish Empire (Treaty of Verdun)
855 AD
Mentioned in Event: Partition of Middel Francia (Treaty of Prüm)
855 AD
Capital of Provence (Charles)
863 AD
Mentioned in Event: Partition of the Kingdom of Provence
870 AD
Mentioned in Event: Partition of Lotharingia (treaty of Meerssen)
879 AD
Mentioned in Event: Secession of Provence
881 AD
Mentioned in Event: Frankish Invasion of Provence
918 AD
Mentioned in Event: Hungarian invasions of Europe
934 AD
Mentioned in Event: Unification of the two Burgundies
1101 AD
Capital of Lyon Prince-Bishopric
1407 AD
Mentioned in Event: Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War
1435 AD
Mentioned in Event: Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War
1789 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Province of Lyonnais, part of Kingdom of France
1793 AD
Mentioned in: Siege of Lyon, part of War of the First Coalition
1803 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Department of Rhône, part of First French Republic
1812 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Department of Rhône, part of First French Empire
1870 AD
Mentioned in Event: German Invasion (Franco-Prussian War)
1940 AD
Mentioned in Event: Fall Rot
1940 AD
Mentioned in Event: Franco-German Armistice
1942 AD
Mentioned in Event: Case Anton
1944 AD
Mentioned in Event: Operation Dragoon
1982 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Region of Rhône-Alpes, part of French Fifth Republic
2016 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, part of French Fifth Republic