- Saintes is a cathedral city located on the River Charente in the Nouvelle Aquitaine Region of Southwestern France.
- During the Gallo-Roman Period it was known as Mediolanum Santorum, capital of the Santones Gallic Tribe. It was originally the capital of the Province of Gallia Aquitania, before being replaced by Bordeaux (Burdigala).
The Roman Sites
- Arch of Germanicus (c.18 BCE)
- This was the main entrance to a Roman bridge (now lost) that carried the Roman Road across the Charente River.
- Saintes Roman Amphitheatre (Ruins)
- Saintes Roman Walls
- 3rd century CE Ruins in the Place des Recollets.
- Roman Baths and Aqueduct (Ruins)
Museums
- Saintes Archeological Museum
- Holds a reconstruction of a Roman Entablature, meaning the upper part of a building supported by columns bearing the architrave, frieze and cornice. It was created using existing Roman materials.
Roman Roads
- Via Agrippa
- Saintes-Clermont Ferrand–Lyon.
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