Le monde gallo-romain 3

This temple was in use from the 2nd century BC until the Christianization of the region in the 4th century AD. It stood along a Roman road connecting the valleys of the Seine and the Ource. One must imagine a busy place where pilgrims came to pray for their family’s prosperity and the good health of their livestock.

The temple occupied a central position. It consisted of a sacred room—the cella—surrounded by a covered gallery where large statues could be displayed. The statuary, largely destroyed during the Christianization process, survives only in fragments. However, one statue of a child holding a dog has been preserved.