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Map of roman & ancient roads in Saintonge, Aunis & Angoumois
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A classical thema of archeology, but also a subject full of traps where it is difficult to find the truth between the gallo-roman roads, the gallic roads and these of middle-age.
Here, the roads are drawn on a satellit map.
Sources :
Lacurie in Bulletin monumental - Tome 10 - 1844 (see this document)
Bulletins et mémoires de la SAHC
Map of the ancient roads of the land of Santons
Colors used for drawing :
light blue : roads described on the Theodosian Table (Peutinger’s map), black : roads described on the Antonin’s itinerary (IIIrd cent. aft. J.-C., under the emperor Diocletian), white : roads described on both the documents. red : other ancient roads. |
How to use this map :
zoom +/- to change the scale move map by sliding from a point, or by moving the blue rectangle of the mini-map right down of the map. a double-click on a point set it at the center with a zoom + on this point. |