Perigueux

  • Perigueux is a cathedral city located on the River Isle in the Nouvelle Aquitaine Region of Southwestern France.
  • During the Roman Period it was known as Vesunna or Civitas Petrocoriorum, capital of the Petrocorii Gallic Tribe, in the Province of Gallia Aquitania.

The Roman Sites

  • Perigueux Roman Amphitheatre (Ruins)
  • Perigueux Roman Gate and Walls (Citadel Vesone)
  • Gallo-Roman Villa ‘Bouquets’
  • Tour de Vesone (Ruins of a Roman Temple)

Museums

  • Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum
    • The museum contains the baths and murals of a Roman House.

Roman Roads

 

Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum, Perigueux

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