🏛️ Condate-Iuliomagus
Gallo-Roman settlement and archaeological site in Rennes, Brittany
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Rennes, Brittany, northwestern France
- Period: 1st–4th centuries CE
- Original names: Condate (Celtic); Iuliomagus (Latinized)
- Status: Partially excavated archaeological site; remains integrated into modern urban fabric
Condate-Iuliomagus was a significant Gallo-Roman settlement located at the confluence of the Ille and Vilaine rivers in present-day Rennes. The site emerged as an administrative and commercial center during the 1st century CE, serving the Riedones tribe of Brittany. Remnants of the ancient city lie beneath and alongside modern Rennes, making it an important archaeological record of Roman Gaul's development in the Atlantic coast region ...