Cassinomagus
Cassinomagus is the ancient name of a Roman settlement in Gaul , which is now in the territory of the commune of Chassenon in the east of the Charente department . It was built between the 1st and 4th centuries AD and is located near the Vienne River . Cassinomagus consisted of the no longer preserved residential and business quarters in addition to the cultic-religious quarter, which consisted of proven three temples , a theater , an aqueduct and the well-preserved thermal baths . The latter can be visited today; however, the buildings that were not or only partially exposed were classified as monuments historiques .
The city of Cassinomagus
The place Cassinomagus was built at the intersection of two important trade routes and near the border of two provinces. The thermal springs must have had a healing effect, which should be reinforced by the connection with the temple complex. The following buildings testify to the importance of the place:
- On a podium with a diameter of 50 m there was an outside octagonal and inside round temple (18 m diameter), the height of which must have been considerable
- A theater that, according to the analysis of aerial photographs, may have had a facade of 120 m
- Extensive thermal baths, the parts of which have already been excavated, can be visited
The thermal district
After arriving in the sacred precinct of Cassinomagus, the sick probably first attended church services in the temple before going through various phases of thermal therapy. This included walking through hot and cold rooms as well as baths in the swimming pools, probably accompanied by massages and the like. Ä.
The thermal baths
The thermal baths near the current settlement of Longeas were built at the end of the 1st century AD from stones that were formed when a meteorite impacted . For three centuries the complex served as a spa bath within the spiritual district. The degree of preservation is exceptional, so there are still 7 m high walls in places. Today, visitors are shown the rooms that were previously open to the public for spa patients from antiquity, as well as the technical rooms that were previously reserved for staff.
literature
- Jean-Paul Brethenoux: L'agglomération antique de Chassenon. Gesture édition, Poitou-Charentes region, 2012
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Amphithéâtre, Chassenon in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Center gallo-romain, Chassenon in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Villa gallo-romaine, Chassenon in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Coordinates: 45 ° 50 ′ 54 ″ N , 0 ° 46 ′ 15 ″ E