Region: Western Europe · Coordinates: 45.759, 4.819 · 9 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| 10 BC | Suetonius, Lives of the Caesars | Born at Lugdunum, on the very day the altar of Augustus was first dedicated there. |
| AD 40 | Suetonius, Lives of the Caesars | He staged performances in Sicily, Greek games at Syracuse, and theatrical and oratorical contests at Lugdunum in Gaul. |
| AD 70 | Tacitus, Annals and Histories | Domitian and his party cross the Alps and arrive at Lugdunum |
| AD 197 | Aurelius Victor, De Caesaribus | Clodius Albinus, who aimed at the throne in Gaul, is defeated and killed at Lugdunum. |
| AD 197 | Cassius Dio, Roman History | Severus and Albinus fought a decisive battle near Lugdunum, each with 150,000 men, and both leaders took the field |
| AD 197 | Cassius Dio, Roman History | Severus's army fell into a trap (hidden ditches) on Albinus's right wing and was nearly routed; Severus lost his horse, drew his sword to rally the men, and Laetus's cavalry finished the job |
| AD 197 | Cassius Dio, Roman History | Albinus hid in a house by the Rhone and killed himself when surrounded; Severus sent his head to Rome on a pole |
| AD 197 | Eutropius, Breviarium | Clodius Albinus, who styled himself Caesar in Gaul, is defeated and killed at Lugdunum. |
| AD 197 | Herodian, History of the Empire | Severus's and Albinus's armies fight a decisive battle in Gaul. Severus's army revives from a crisis and wins, and Albinus dies. |