🏛️ Augustobona-Agedincum
Gallo-Roman settlement remains in Sens, France
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Sens, Yonne department, Burgundy region, north-central France
- Dual Latin names reflect Gallic (Agedincum) and Roman (Augustobona) periods of occupation
- Established as a Gallo-Roman city in the 1st century CE
- Archaeological remains visible in the modern urban landscape and museum collections
Augustobona-Agedincum represents a significant Gallo-Roman urban center that developed from a pre-Roman Celtic settlement. The site is located beneath and integrated within the modern city of Sens, where layers of archaeological evidence document continuous habitation and development from the Iron Age through the medieval period. The dual nomenclature reflects the transition from Gallic to Roman control following Caesar's Gallic Wars in the 1st century BCE ...