🏛️ Coriallum-Alauna
Roman settlement ruins in Normandy
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Near Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Normandy, France
- Period: 1st–3rd centuries CE
- Status: Archaeological site with partially excavated remains
- Significance: Evidence of Roman-Gallic settlement and trade
Coriallum-Alauna was a Roman settlement established in the 1st century CE on the Cotentin Peninsula in present-day Normandy. The site represents the intersection of Roman military expansion and indigenous Gallic habitation during the early Imperial period. Archaeological investigations have uncovered structures, pottery, and artifacts indicating both administrative and commercial functions within the regional Roman network ...