- Rouen is a cathedral and port city located on tidal part of the River Seine, 56 miles (90km) inland from the sea, in the Department of Seine-Maritime in the Normandy Region.
- The Seine river is tidal as far as the first lock at Amfreville-Poses at Rouen. Ocean going vessels and cruise ships regularly sail into Rouen Docks at High Tide.
History
- Rouen was originally the oppidum of the Veliocasses Gallic Tribe.
- It became part of Roman Gaul in 50 BCE and was known to the Romans as Rotomagus.
- In 22 BCE the city joined the Province of Gallia Lugdunensis where it was considered to be second in importance after Lyon in that Province.
Museums
- Museum of Antiquities
- Located at 198 Rue Beauvoisine, Rouen.
- The Museum holds many of the artefacts, including two mosaics, excavated from the nearby Roman town of Lillebonne located near the mouth of the river Seine.
- Rouen Museum of Antiquities
Roman Roads
- Chaussee Jules Cesar
- Paris–Pontoise–Magny en Vexin-Rouen-Lillebonne.
- The modern Route Nationale 14 closely follows the line of old Roman Road.
Nearby Sites
- Lillebonne
- Lillebonne was a Roman town located near Le Havre with various buildings still visible. The Roman Artefacts from Lillebonne are mostly in the Museum of Antiquities in Rouen.
- Roman Amphitheatre and Theatre
- Roman Baths
- Lillebonne was a Roman town located near Le Havre with various buildings still visible. The Roman Artefacts from Lillebonne are mostly in the Museum of Antiquities in Rouen.
- Harfleur
- Musee du Prieure d’Harfleur
Museum of Antiquities, Rouen