🏛️ Caesarodunum-Limonum
Roman settlement and archaeological site in central France
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in present-day Limoges, Haute-Vienne département, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
- Established as a Roman settlement during the early Imperial period, likely 1st century CE
- Served as an administrative and commercial centre for the Lemovices Gallic tribe after Roman conquest
- Archaeological evidence includes pottery workshops, residential structures, and civic infrastructure
Caesarodunum-Limonum was a Gallo-Roman town founded on the site of the native Lemovices settlement in what is now central France. The site represents the gradual Romanisation of Gaul following Caesar's conquest, combining indigenous and Roman urban planning. Limoges itself evolved from this Roman nucleus and remains an important city today, with archaeological remains integrated into the modern urban fabric ...