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The Amphitheatre of the Three Gauls (French: Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules) of Lugdunum (Lyon) was part of the Sanctuary of the Three Gauls dedicated to the cult of Rome and Augustus celebrated by the 60 Gallic tribes when they gathered at Lugdunum. In 1961, it was classified as a monument historique.[1]

  1. ^ Base Mérimée: Amphithéâtre fédéral romain des Trois Gaules, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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