🏛️ Forum Segusiavorum-Condate
Roman public square and civic center in Gaul, now Rodez
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Rodez, Aveyron department, Occitanie region, south-central France
- Constructed during the 1st century CE as the civic and religious center of the Segusiavi tribe's territory
- Remains partially visible beneath the modern city and in underground archaeological deposits
- Part of France's protected archaeological heritage; ongoing research by regional authorities
Forum Segusiavorum-Condate was the principal public square of the Roman city serving the Segusiavi, a Gallic tribe incorporated into the Roman administrative system. Built during the early Imperial period, the forum functioned as the commercial, judicial, and religious heart of the settlement. Today, the site lies beneath modern Rodez, with fragmentary remains and subsurface structures documented through excavation campaigns ...