🏛️ Caesarodunum-Limonum
Roman settlement ruins in southwestern France
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Limoges, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France (46.58°N, 0.34°E)
- Period: Established 1st century CE under Roman rule
- Historical names: Caesarodunum (Roman name), Limonum (Gallic settlement)
- Significance: Romanized settlement in Gallia Aquitania; predecessor to modern Limoges
Caesarodunum-Limonum represents the archaeological remains of a Roman-period settlement in what is now Limoges, France. The site reflects the Romanization of Gallic territory following Caesar's conquest of Gaul. Occupation layers and artefacts indicate continuous habitation from the late Iron Age through the Roman Imperial period and into the medieval era. The settlement's strategic position along trade routes contributed to its development as an administrative and commercial centre ...