🏛️ Durocasses-Mediolanum Aulercorum
Roman settlement and archaeological site in Normandy
📌 Fast Facts
- Located near Dreux, Eure-et-Loir department, northwestern France
- Ancient Gallic and Roman settlement of the Aulerci people
- Name translates to "fortress of the Aulerci" in Latin
- Site occupied from Iron Age through Roman period (circa 1st century BCE–3rd century CE)
Durocasses-Mediolanum Aulercorum was a settlement of strategic importance in Roman Gaul, serving as a regional center for the Aulerci, a Celtic people of northwestern Gaul. Located in present-day Normandy, the site preserves archaeological evidence of settlement patterns, trade networks, and cultural interactions during the Gallic and early Roman periods. Excavations have revealed structures and artifacts spanning several centuries of occupation ...