🏛️ Vorgium-Vannes
Gallo-Roman archaeological site in Brittany
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- Location: Vannes, Morbihan department, Brittany, northwestern France
- Period: 1st–3rd centuries CE (Gallo-Roman era)
- Significance: Substantial remains of a Roman settlement founded on a Celtic site
- Access: Integrated into modern Vannes; archaeological museum on-site
Vorgium was a significant Gallo-Roman settlement established in what is now Vannes, built upon earlier Celtic occupation. The site was strategically positioned in the territory of the Veneti, a Celtic tribe based in the Armorican peninsula. Roman settlement intensified following Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul in the 1st century CE, and Vorgium developed into a prosperous town with domestic, religious, and commercial structures. Much of the ancient town lies beneath modern Vannes, though ...