- Besancon is a cathedral city on a horseshoe bend of the river Doubs and is located in the Bourgogne Franche-Comte Region of eastern France.
- It was Roman Vesontio in the Province of Germania Superior.
History
- It was the capital of the Sequani Gallic Tribe and became the Roman city of Vesontio during the Gallic Wars (58-51 BCE).
- Modern Besancon is noted as the watchmaking capital of France, and has a cathedral with a 70 dial astronomical clock. There are also Fortifications by Luios XIV’s engineer, Vauban.
Roman Sites
- Porte Noire Triumphal Arch (2nd century CE)
- Square Castan
- This is a garden with various Archeological Remains, including 8 Corinthian columns.
Museums
- Besancon Museum of Fine Arts and Archeology
- Located on Rue Claude Goudimel, near the Quai Vauban, Strasbourg.
- The museum holds many Roman Artefacts including the Mosaic of Neptune, the Mosaic of Medusa and the ‘Bull of Avrigney’, a Bronze statue of a bull with three horns.
Roman Roads
- Roman Road
- Besancon – Chalons-sur-Saone
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