Was Paris Built On A Swamp?
Was Paris Built On A Swamp? The French Celts originally called their capital Lucotecia, “the place where water shines”. When he conquered France in 52 BC, Julius Ceasar changed the name to Lutetia (Lutèce in French) from the word lutum meaning “mud” or “swamp”. Under the Romans, Paris “became the City of Swamps”! Was Paris