🏛️ Ancien camp romain des Chaudes à Néris-les-Bains
Roman military camp of the 1st century CE in central Gaul, Allier department, France
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- Location: Allier department, central France
- Period: 1st century CE, early imperial era
- Purpose: Military stronghold guarding thermal springs and trade routes
- Status: Archaeological site with ongoing excavations and surveys
Ancien camp romain des Chaudes à Néris-les-Bains is a Roman military installation in the Allier department of central France that controlled access to valuable thermal springs and trade routes across Gaul. Established during the reign of Emperor Augustus in the 1st century CE, the camp exemplified Rome's strategy of combining military defence with economic exploitation of provincial resources. As of 2026, the site remains accessible to archaeological study, with ongoing excavations and ground ...