Historical place profile
Fanum Martis/Civitas Coriosolitum
Fanum Martis/Civitas Coriosolitum (modern Corseul) was a major Gallo-Roman settlement, closely associated with the extra-urban sanctuary of Mars at Haut Bécherel. Fanum Martis/Civitas Coriosolitum was the chief town of the Coriosolites and was likely founded ca. 10 BC.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:69507
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:69507
- Place type
- settlement
- Coordinates
- 48.481251, -2.168029
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
Fanum Martis/Civitas Coriosolitum (modern Corseul) was a major Gallo-Roman settlement, closely associated with the extra-urban sanctuary of Mars at Haut Bécherel. Fanum Martis/Civitas Coriosolitum was the chief town of the Coriosolites and was likely founded ca. 10 BC.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 7 D3 Fanum Martis/Civitas Coriosolitum
Source and reuse
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Research path
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