Lyon | Lugdunum | France
Gallic history; capital of the Roman province Gallia Lugdunensis; at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers; well-preserved odeum, theater, and amphitheater
Pleiades Gazetteer: 167717
Online Coins of the Roman Empire: Lugdunum mint
Landmarks
amphitheater
odeum (left) and theater (right)
view across the odeum to the theater
odeum
theater and archaeological museum (the long concrete building)
view of the theater from the archaeological museum
Lyon Archaeological Museum | Musée et Théâtres Romains
Major archaeological museum with finds from the region, in a modernist concrete building overlooking the well-preserved theater and odeum
model of Lyon
model of the theater and odeum
inscriptions from the amphitheater
gladiator cup
Chrysippus gladiator cup mold
circus mosaic
Dionysus mosaic
Victory sculpture from the theater
view of the museum