Cenabum – Orléans

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Cenabum – Orléans is the modern French city of Orléans, historically known as Cenabum, a significant Gallic and later Roman settlement on the Loire River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
commune of France
prefecture of France
attackedBy Julius Caesar
capitalOf Loiret department
country France
demonym Orléanais
distanceFromParisApproximate about 120 km
event destruction by Julius Caesar
massacre of Roman merchants at Cenabum
evolvedName Orléans
hasClimate oceanic climate with continental influences
hasFunction administrative center
economic center of Loiret
hasHeritage Roman archaeological remains
medieval urban fabric
hasUniversity University of Orléans
historicalName Cenabum
Genabum
historicalPeriodImportant Gallic Wars
Romanization of Gaul
inhabitedBy Carnutes
knownFor historical role in regional trade
strategic position on the Loire
language French
locatedIn Centre-Val de Loire
Loiret
locatedOnRiver Loire
locatedOnRoute Loire trade route
Roman road network in Gaul
locatedSouthOf Paris
mentionedInWork Commentarii de Bello Gallico
linked to: Gallic Wars
modernNameOf Cenabum
namedAfter Emperor Aurelian
partOf Gaul
populationApproximate over 100000 inhabitants
rebuiltAs Aurelianum
regionCapitalOf Centre-Val de Loire (de facto main city, though not official capital)
role river port
trading center
significantInPeriod Iron Age Gaul
linked to: La Tène culture

Roman Empire
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
wasGallicSettlement true
wasRomanSettlement true

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Gallia Lugdunensis modernCityCorrespondence Cenabum – Orléans