🏛️ Durocasses-Mediolanum Aulercorum
Roman settlement and archaeological site in Normandy
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Near Évreux, Normandy, France (48.982431, 1.19095)
- Period: Iron Age settlement expanding during Roman occupation (1st–3rd centuries CE)
- Status: Archaeological site; limited visible remains above ground
- Significance: Major settlement of the Aulerci tribe; Roman administrative centre
Durocasses-Mediolanum Aulercorum was the principal settlement of the Aulerci tribe in Gallia Lugdunensis during the Iron Age and Roman period. Located in what is now Normandy, the site served as both a tribal oppidum and later a Roman administrative and commercial centre. The settlement's dual name reflects its pre-Roman identity (Durocasses) and its Romanised designation as Mediolanum, denoting a central marketplace or tribal capital ...