Paris in Medieval Times (~350 to 1500 CE)

The emergence of Paris as a world-class city was not preordained. The earliest written account we have of the city is from 358 CE. Roman emperor Julian described Lutetia, as Paris was then known, as “a small island settlement with a few bridges and good water.”[1] Julian was passing the winter between military campaigns against the Germanic tribes threatening the frontier along the Rhine. With a population of only around 8,000, Lutetia ranked as a second-tier city during the period of Roman rule in Gaul (~50 BCE until ~460 CE). The Roman settlement at Lyon, more important because it lay directly on the main route between Rome and outposts in England, was home to between 20,000 to 30,000 people. <a href="https://medium.com/eiffels-paris-an-engineers-guide/paris-in-medieval-times-350-to-1500-ce-f4c4c8e0bc40">Visit Now</a>