🏛️ Forum Segusiavorum-Condate
Roman forum complex in Lyonese Gaul, now Roanne
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in modern Roanne, Loire department, central France
- Part of the Roman city of Segusiavorum (Sagusiavum), chief city of the Segusiavi tribe
- Occupied and developed primarily 1st–3rd centuries CE
- Remains visible beneath and adjacent to the medieval and modern town centre
Forum Segusiavorum-Condate was the civic and commercial heart of a significant Roman settlement in Lyonese Gaul, located at the confluence of the Loire and Condate rivers. The site reflects the urban infrastructure typical of provincial Roman centres, with administrative, religious, and marketplace functions concentrated in a planned plaza. Excavations and archaeological surveys have documented its layout, building phases, and material culture over more than a century of investigation ...