Ancient Lyon
According to the historian Dio Cassius, in 43 BC, the Roman Senate ordered the creation of a settlement for Roman refugees of war with the Allobroges. These refugees had been

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The Rhône and Saône converge to the south of the historic city centre, forming a peninsula – the "Presqu'île" – bounded by two large hills to the west

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Commune
Like Paris and Marseille, the commune (municipality) of Lyon is divided into a number of

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The GDP of Lyon was 74 billion euro in 2012, making it the second richest city in France after Paris. Lyon and its region Rhône-Alpesrepresent

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Since the Middle Ages, the region residents have spoken several dialects of Franco-Provençal. The Lyonnaisdialect was replaced by the French language as the importance of the city grew. However some "frenchified" Franco-Provençal words can also be heard

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Universities and tertiary education
• École Centrale de Lyon;
• École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
• EM Lyon (École de Management de Lyon);
• ECE Lyon (École de Commerce Européenne de Lyon);

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Antiquity
• The Roman ruins on the hillside near the Fourvière Basilica, with the Ancient Theatre of Fourvière, the Odeon of Lyon and the accompanying Gallo-Roman museum;
• Amphitheatre of the Three Gauls – ruins of a Roman amphitheatre.

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