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