Titus Labienus
The first recorded mention of the island is in the "Commentaries" by Julius Caesar. In 53 BC, during the conquest of Gaul,Caesar came to Lutetia and met with the leaders of the Gallic tribes. They agreed to submit to Rome, but then almost immediately rebelled. Caesar sent one of his generals, Titus Labienus, to subdue the Parisii. The Parisii burned the bridges to prevent his passage, but they were outmaneuvered and defeated a battle on the Plain of Auteuil.