- its name from the
ancient site of
Argentomagus. In pre-Roman and early-Roman
occupation times, the site of
Argentomagus was the home of the
Bituriges tribe...
- The
modern city is
built close to the site of the Gallo-Roman city of
Argentomagus which lies a
little to the north. The site has been
developed as a museum...
- from the 1978
excavations of Dr.
Allain in the zone of the
temples to
Argentomagus (Saint-Marcel, Indre). An olla of
terra nigra was
found there; it bears...
-
concerts & events.
Argentomagus Argenton-sur-Creuse
France 46°35′57″N 1°30′35″E / 46.599061°N 1.509718°E / 46.599061; 1.509718 (
Argentomagus (Argenton-sur-Creuse))...
- "Le décor
peint du
sanctuaire de Trémonteix (Puy-de-Dôme)". In Musée
Argentomagus (ed.).
Dieux merci ! Sanctuaires, dévots et
offrandes en
Gaule romaine...
-
other contexts,
including Augustonemetum and the urn
field necropolis at
Argentomagus. Similarly, some fine ceramics, such as
terra nigra,
exhibit comparable...
- crossroad. A
Roman road
crossed it,
coming from Argenton-sur-Creuse (
Argentomagus) and
going to
Poitiers and Tours,
following 'la Creuse' river. Ruins...
-
replaces Juliomagus 'market
place dedicated to Julius' Argentan : from
Argentomagus 'silver market',
based on arganto- 'silver'
cognate to Old
Welsh argant...
