🏛️ Condate-Iuliomagus
Gallo-Roman settlement remains in Angers, France
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Angers, Maine-et-Loire, northwestern France
- Period: 1st–3rd centuries CE (Roman occupation)
- Original names: Condate (Celtic), Iuliomagus (Latin)
- Status: Archaeological site with scattered remains and museum collections
Condate-Iuliomagus was a Gallo-Roman settlement established at the confluence of the Mayenne and Sarthe rivers in what is now Angers. The site served as a minor administrative and commercial center during the Roman occupation of Gaul, though it never achieved the scale or prominence of major Roman cities in the region. Archaeological evidence indicates settlement activity from the 1st century CE through the early medieval period, with the most substantial remains dating to the 2nd and 3rd ...