🏛️ Nemausus-Ugernum
Roman settlement and archaeological site in southern Gaul
📌 Fast Facts
- Roman city in Nîmes, southern France, dating to the 1st century BCE onwards
- Known for the Maison Carrée, one of the best-preserved Roman temples in the world
- Also features the Pont du Gard aqueduct nearby, a UNESCO World Heritage site
- Archaeological layers span from Iron Age settlement through medieval periods
Nemausus-Ugernum was a major Roman settlement established in what is now Nîmes, in the Occitanie region of southern France. The city developed from an Iron Age settlement into a prosperous Roman municipal centre during the 1st century BCE, particularly under the reign of Augustus. Its strategic location along trade routes and abundant natural springs made it an important hub in the Roman province of Narbonensis Gallia ...