Chronology of Parisian History, 58 BC to 1100 A

  • C. 300 BC-- Parisi tribe of Gauls settles in the region of Paris
  • 52 BC -- Roman army under the command of Jules Caesar conquers Gaul
  • Late 1st century BC Gaulish settlement becomes Roman city of Lutetia
  • 4th century AD - Beginning of Christianization of Lutetia
  • 360 AD -- Julian proclaimed Roman Emperor in Lutetia; city very briefly is the capital of the Roman Empire
  • Fifth Century -- Barbarian invasion; church increasingly takes on political leadership; St. Genevieve leads opposition to the Huns
  • Conversion of Clovis, King of the Francs, to Roman Catholicism, Early 6th Century
  • 845 -- Siege of Paris by the Vikings

Coin of the Parisi

The Baptism of Clovis, King of the Franks, Early 6th Century