🏛️ Caesarodonum-Blesum
Gallo-Roman archaeological site in the Loire Valley
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Blésois region, Loire Valley, France (47.44°N, 0.99°E)
- Historical period: 1st–5th centuries CE (Roman occupation)
- Settlement type: Gallo-Roman civitas (town)
- Key structures: Fortifications, residential quarters, craft workshops
Caesarodonum-Blesum was a Gallo-Roman settlement established during the Roman conquest of Gaul, serving as an administrative and commercial center in the Loire Valley. The site preserves archaeological remains spanning the 1st to 5th centuries, documenting the transition from Iron Age settlement to Roman urbanism and its decline during the late antique period. Excavations have revealed stratified deposits and structural evidence of Roman town planning, though much of the site remains ...