🏛️ Cenabum-Autricum
Gallo-Roman settlement and archaeological site in the Loire Valley
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Orléans, France (47.931593°N, 1.895472°E)
- Period: Iron Age through Late Roman period (3rd century BCE – 4th century CE)
- Ancient name: Cenabum (Gallic); later Autricum (Roman)
- Status: Archaeological remains beneath and around modern Orléans
Cenabum-Autricum was a significant Gallo-Roman settlement located on the Loire River in what is now Orléans, France. Originally a Gallic oppidum (fortified settlement) of the Carnutes people, it developed into an important trading centre during the Roman period. The site exemplifies the transition from Iron Age Celtic occupation to Roman urbanism in Gaul ...