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Francois Rabelais relates the legend of Graouille, the dragon of Metz who inhabited the remains of the Roman amphitheater until St. Clement arrived to christianize the city. He tied the dragon and led him to the river Seille where the dragon disappeared forever. Metz is the city of legends, of Merovingian kings, of the famous Queen Brunhilda, of fine churches and meticulously trimmed gardens, and the birthplace of Paul Verlaine. Capital of the Lorraine region, it lies at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille in north-eastern France. Its history goes back to Roman times when it was called Divodurum and was one of the principal towns in the province of Gallia. From the 5th century, it came under the Frankish kings and flourished under the Merovingian and the Carolingian dynasties. In the 9th century it became capital of the Kingdom of Lotharingia. turned French in the 16th century, and was fortified by Vauban. The city was annexed by Germany after the Franco-Prussian war until 1918, and once again during World War II. It was liberated by French and American forces in November 1944.