City: Paris is today known as the capital
of France. Together with London, New York and Tokyo, the city
is considered to be one of the four major world cities.
The name Paris is derived from a Gallic tribe, the Parisii,
that were based on the river Seine. It appears that people
were living in the area from the third century BC. Julius
Caesar came to the city in 52 BC during his conquest of Gaul.
The Battle of Lutetia took place. Julius Caesar conquered
the city. The city was rebuilt and Caesar gave it the name
of Lutetia Parisiorum. Clovis, the King of the Franks, declared
Paris as his capital in 508.
Paris today is presented as a city with a great deal
of heritage, museums (150), art, fashion, food ... too much
to name. There are 2,193,030 people (2007) living in the city
. Including the suburbs the urban area numbers 11,769,433
people.
