🏛️ Noviomagus Lexoviorum-Loium
Roman settlement ruins in Normandy
📌 Fast Facts
- Located near Lisieux, Normandy, France
- Ancient Gallic-Roman city founded in the 1st century CE
- Capital of the Lexovii tribal territory
- Largely buried; excavations ongoing since 19th century
Noviomagus Lexoviorum, known locally as Loium, was a significant Roman settlement established on the territory of the Lexovii, a Gallic tribe of northern Normandy. Founded during the 1st century CE following Roman conquest, the city functioned as an administrative and commercial hub. Today, the site consists of scattered archaeological remains and underground structures, with most artifacts preserved in regional museums rather than visible on-site ...