🏛️ Mediolanum-Novioregum
Romano-Gallic settlement remains near Bordeaux
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Near Libourne, Gironde department, southwestern France
- Period: 1st–3rd centuries CE
- Significance: Dual-name settlement indicating transition between Gallic and Roman administrative systems
- Status: Archaeological site with scattered remains; limited public infrastructure
Mediolanum-Novioregum was a Romano-Gallic settlement located in the territory of the Bituriges Vivisci, an indigenous Gallic people of southwestern Gaul. The site exhibits the characteristic bilingual nomenclature common in early Imperial provinces, reflecting the coexistence of pre-Roman and Roman designations during the 1st to 3rd centuries CE. Archaeological evidence indicates occupation spanning the Early Imperial period through Late Antiquity ...