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Lutetia

/ luːˈtiːʃə pəˌrɪzɪˈɔːrəm /

noun

  1. See Paris
    an ancient name for Paris 2


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In blue-and-white Lutetia, it had grown as Parisian as an English dramatist.

This, I think, is the oldest historical allusion to Paris, as Lutetia came to be called.

Lutetia grew in importance, and the royal hunting-lodge in its vicinity was made into a fortress.

When the army had encamped, Julian went alone to the edge of the hill, in order to view the town Lutetia, which he had never seen.

This was quite unexpected, and Julian left Lutetia in order to march against his cousin.

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