ποΈ Travectus-Divona
Roman settlement and crossing point in southwestern France
π Fast Facts
- Located near modern Cahors in the Occitanie region of southwestern France
- Situated on the Lot River, a strategic crossing and navigation point
- Name derives from Latin travectus (crossing) and Gallic Divona (divine waters)
- Occupied from the 1st to 3rd centuries CE during the Roman imperial period
Travectus-Divona was a minor Roman settlement and river crossing established along the Lot River in what is now southwestern France. The site served as a transit point for trade and military movement between the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal regions during the 1st to 3rd centuries CE. Archaeological evidence indicates a modest civilian population engaged in commerce and administration rather than industrial production ...