CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Paris was founded in the 3rd century B.C. on île de la Cité by a community of Celts. They were a group of tribal fishermen called the Parisii who, pushed by emigration towards the banks of the Seine, made a permanent settlement there and profited from the area’s fertility and temperate climate.

Detailed explanation-2: -The attraction of its food, its wine, its champagne, and the atmosphere on the café-terraces and the Belle Epoque brasseries makes Paris the perfect romantic destination of choice for lovers.

Detailed explanation-3: -The city is named after Parisii tribe that inhabited the region from the mid-third century BC. The Parisii traded with numerous river towns. The Romans conquered the Paris basin in 52 BC and built a city known as ‘’Lutetia Parisiorum” or Lutetia is short.

Detailed explanation-4: -Foundation. The history of Paris dates back to approximately 259 BC, with the Parisii, a Celtic tribe settled on the banks of the Seine. In 52 BC, the fishermen village was conquered by the Romans, founding a Gallo-Roman town called Lutetia. The city changed its name to Paris during the fourth century.