⚔ Battlefields of the World

Battle of Lutetia 52 BC

Battle of Lutetia
Image: Theodore Ayrault Dodge, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year52 BCWikidata P585 (point in time)
EraAncient (before 500)derived from year
LocationFranceNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
Coordinates48.8500, 2.3500Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Lutetia was fought in 52 BC on the plain of Grenelle in what is now Paris, between Roman forces under Titus Labienus and an anti-Roman Gallic coalition during the Gallic Wars. The Romans were victorious. Julius Caesar offers an account of the battle in his Gallic Wars, for which he draws both on Labienus' report and an episode in Polybius's history.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Lutetia (revision 1376343578), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

48.8500, 2.3500 · France

Google Maps OpenStreetMap

Nearby battles

Browse more: battles in France · Europe · Ancient battles

Further reading