Historical place profile

Lugdunum Convenarum

Lugdunum Convenarum (modern Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges) was founded by Cnaeus Pompeius as a Roman colony in 72 BC. The site defended the Aran valley and the approaches to Iberia.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:246477
Catalogue ID
pleiades:246477
Place type
settlement
Coordinates
43.027014, 0.572242
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

Lugdunum Convenarum (modern Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges) was founded by Cnaeus Pompeius as a Roman colony in 72 BC. The site defended the Aran valley and the approaches to Iberia.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 25 F2 Lugdunum Convenarum

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Research path

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