🏛️ Namnetum-Segora
Roman settlement ruins in the Loire valley
📌 Fast Facts
- Located near Nantes in western France (Loire-Atlantique)
- Roman settlement established during the 1st–3rd centuries CE
- Associated with the Namnetes Celtic-Roman people
- Archaeological remains visible and partially excavated
Namnetum-Segora represents a Romano-Celtic settlement in the Loire valley, an area that became a significant contact zone between Roman administration and Gallic populations following Caesar's Gallic Wars. The site reflects the process of urbanization and Romanization that transformed northwestern Gaul during the early Imperial period. Archaeological investigation has revealed structural remains and artefactual evidence spanning several centuries of occupation ...