Roman Road From Saintes To Périgueux
Roman Road from Saintes to Périgueux comprises Roman roads, Roman or ancient roads, both hypothetical and verified, connecting the ancient cities of ''Mediolanum Santonum'' (present-day Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Saintes) and ''Vesunna'' (Vésone, the current district of Périgueux) in France. Specific segments of these primary and secondary routes are referenced in written sources such as the Tabula Peutingeriana, Peutinger Table. These routes have been corroborated through Archaeology, archaeological and Epigraphy, epigraphical evidence. Since the 18th century, they have been the subject of considerable conjecture.Recent reference documents on Roman roads are : * * The area in question encompasses three Departments of France, departments: Charente-Maritime, Charente, and Dordogne. The route between Saintes and Périgueux with the best-known route is called the ''Chemin Boisné'' (or ''Chemin Boisne''IGN map on Géoportail) in its passage through Charente. Another variant, ...
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Mediolanum Santonum
Mediolanum Santonum was a Roman town in Gallia Aquitania, now Saintes. It was founded in about 20 BC in connection with an expansion of the network of Roman roads serving Burdigala. The name means 'centre of the Santones', the tribe that then inhabited the area; the town became an important center in the Roman province of Gallia Aquitania. Monuments The principal extant monuments of the Roman period are: *a Roman city gate now called the Arch of Germanicus *a fairly large Roman lapidary collection *a large amphitheatre Gallery Drussus 03251.JPG, Bust Arc de Germanicus.JPG, Arch of Germanicus Saintes amphitheatre.jpg, The amphitheatre An amphitheatre (American English, U.S. English: amphitheater) is an open-air venue used for entertainment, performances, and sports. The term derives from the ancient Greek ('), from ('), meaning "on both sides" or "around" and ('), meani ... Structures roman amphitheatre Saintes Charente-Maritime.jpg, Close up of the vomitoria of ...
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