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159.3.

Lutetiam: the first mention in history of Paris, which was a place of no great importance until its occupation as a royal town by the Franks in A.D. 502. The original place of meeting had perhaps been Samarobriva (Amiens). Caesar apparently considered Lutetia a point nearer the scene of operations, and proceeded at once to the affected district.


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