ποΈ Ouindinon Subdinnum-Caesarodunum
Gallo-Roman settlement remains in northwestern France
π Fast Facts
- Located in the Sarthe department of Pays de la Loire region
- Gallo-Roman site occupied from the Iron Age through Late Antiquity
- Name reflects Celtic and Roman administrative designations
- Archaeological evidence indicates civilian settlement with administrative functions
Ouindinon Subdinnum-Caesarodunum represents a secondary Gallo-Roman settlement in northwestern France, situated in what is now the Sarthe department. The site reflects the typical pattern of Iron Age Celtic occupation that continued and developed under Roman provincial administration. The dual nomenclature in its name indicates the evolution from indigenous Celtic designation to Roman administrative terminology ...