All the stories of France
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93 stories
Antiquité
- Alesia: The Surrender of Vercingetorix52 av. J.-C. · Alise-Sainte-Reine
- Roman Arles and its AmphitheaterIer-IIe s. · Arles
- Bibracte, capital of the AeduiVe-IIe av. J.-C. · Mont Beuvray
- Childeric and the Rise of the MerovingiansVe s. · Tournai
- Geneviève Supplies Paris Besieged by the FranksVe s. · Île de la Cité
- Gergovia: Vercingetorix's Victory over Caesar52 av. J.-C. · Plateau de Gergovie
- Julian proclaimed emperor in Lutetia360 · Palais des Thermes (Cluny)
- Julian repels the Alamanni357 · (évoqué) Lutèce
- The Battle of Lutetia and the Roman Conquest52 av. J.-C. · Rive gauche (Arènes de Lutèce), Paris
- The Foundation of Lutetia by the Parisii≈ 250 av. J.-C. · Île de la Cité, Paris
- The Foundation of Marseillev. 600 av. J.-C. · Marseille (Vieux-Port)
- The Gallo-Roman Lutetia settles on the Île de la CitéIer s. · Île de la Cité
- The Tin Route from Cornwall via the Rivers of GaulVIe-Ve av. J.-C. · Vallée de la Seine (Rouen)
- The Cardo Maximus, Great Roman Axis in LutetiaIIe s. · Rue Saint-Jacques
- The Martyrdom of Saint Denis, Beheaded at MontmartreIIIe s. · Butte Montmartre
- The Nautes Pillar, Paris's Oldest MonumentIer s. · Sous Notre-Dame
- The Pont du Gard and the Nîmes AqueductIer s. · Pont du Gard
- The Ancient Theatre of OrangeIer s. · Orange
- The Treasure of Vix: The Lady and the Celtic Craterv. 500 av. J.-C. · Vix (Châtillon-sur-Seine)
- The Arenas of LutetiaIer-IIe s. · Arènes de Lutèce
- The First Christian Communities of LutetiaIIIe s. · Notre-Dame-des-Champs
- The routes of amber, salt, and ironAntiquité celte · Salins-les-Bains
- Lugdunum, Capital of the GaulsIer s. · Fourvière, Lyon
- Lutetia abandoned and pillaged by Germanic invasionsIIe-IIIe s. · Rive gauche
- Lutetia Takes the Name of Parisfin IVe s. · Île de la Cité
- Nîmes and its arenasIer-IIe s. · Arènes de Nîmes
- Saint Denis the Cephalophore Carrying His Head to Saint-DenisIIIe s. · Vers Saint-Denis
- Saint Martin Shares His CloakIVe s. · Rue Saint-Martin
- Saint Genevieve Against the Threat of Attila451 · Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, Paris
- Tours, the tomb of Saint Martin, great pilgrimage of GaulIVe-Ve s. · Basilique Saint-Martin, Tours
- All roads lead to Rome: roads and milestone markersIIe s. · Place d'Italie
Moyen Âge
- Charles the Bald pays ransom to the NormansIXe s. · Rouen
- Charles Martel Stops the Arabs at Poitiers732 · Poitiers (Moussais)
- Charles V Builds the Bastille and the Royal Louvrev. 1370 · Bastille
- Clovis Makes Paris His Capital508 · Île de la Cité, Paris
- Dagobert and the Rise of the Abbey of Saint-DenisVIIe s. · Basilique Saint-Denis
- Eudes, Count of Paris, Hero of the Defense885-886 · Île de la Cité
- Hugh Capet Elected King of the Franks987 · Île de la Cité
- Joan of Arc Wounded at the Saint-Honoré Gate1429 · Porte Saint-Honoré
- The Merchant Rise of the Right Bank (La Grève)XIe s. · Place de Grève
- The Basilica Becomes the Necropolis of the Kings of FranceVIIe s. → · Basilique Saint-Denis
- The Consecration of the Sainte-Chapelle1248 · Île de la Cité, Paris
- The foundation of the Saint-Germain-des-Prés AbbeyVIe s. · Saint-Germain-des-Prés
- The Foundation of the Sorbonnevers 1257 · Quartier latin, Paris
- The Great Plague Strikes Paris1348 · Paris
- The Hundred Years' War: Paris in English HandsXVe s. · Paris
- The Revolt of Étienne Marcel1358 · Hôtel de Ville, Paris
- The Baptism of Clovis in Reims496 · Cathédrale de Reims
- The Beginning of the Notre-Dame de Paris Construction1163 · Île de la Cité, Paris
- The Keep of Vincennes, Royal Residence and Treasure VaultXIVe-XVe s. · Château de Vincennes
- The Louvre and the Wall of Philip Augustusvers 1190 · Louvre, Paris
- The Pont-au-Change, Ancestor of the Stock ExchangeXIe-XIIe s. · Pont au Change
- The Straw Classes at Place MaubertXIIIe s. · Place Maubert
- Vikings' Drakkars Ascend the RiversIXe s. · Jumièges (Seine)
- Les Halles, the belly of ParisXIIe s. · Les Halles
- The Viking Invasions and the Great Siege of Paris (885-886)885-886 · Île de la Cité
- Fears and Hopes of the Year 1000v. 1000 · Paris
- The Robertians, Counts of Paris Who Became KingsXe s. · Île-de-France
- The Merovingian Kings and the Divisions of the KingdomVIe s. · Basilique de Saint-Denis
- Death of Saint Genevieve502 · Abbaye Sainte-Geneviève
- Roncevaux: the Death of Roland778 · Col de Roncevaux
- Saint Eloi, Goldsmith and King's AdvisorVIIe s. · Basilique Saint-Denis