Roman town of Corseul

1. Comenius Project, 2013-
2015
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2. Corseul : civitas Curiosolitum
• It was founded by the Romans around
50 BC.
• It was the capital city of the Coriosolis.
• It was called Fanum Martis

3. Fanum Martis
• It was an important city :
• 11, 000 square metres
• 10, 000 inhabitants

4. • It was :
• an administration,
• a religious,
• a commercial centre.

5. • It was built like all the Roman Cities :
• Two main streets :
• The cardo : north – south
• The decumanus : east – west
At the junction were all the important buildings.

6. The shopping centre then,

7. The shopping centre now,

13. A domus
• It was the house of a rich Roman

14. • This domus was not far from the forum.
• It had :
• Central heating with a system called an
hypocaust
• This domus had a well
• It also had a private bath

18. The temple of Mars
• It is the biggest Roman temple found in
Britanny
• It is near from Fanum Martis

19. • The temple is organised around a big
courtyard : 5, 000 square metres.
• On one side there is just a wall.
• On three sides there were galleries.
• At the top is the cella.

20. • Pilgrims came and offered presents to
their Gods.
• The main God was Mars but people
worshipped Celtic Gods too.

26. The cella
• It was a sacred tower.
• Only the priests could go in.
• It was the house for the Statue of the
God Mars.

27. • The tower was 22 metres high.
• It was higher than the courtyard.
• There were steps to go up to it.
• In front of the tower was the altar
where they sacrified animals.

32. • Archeologists from INRAP are still
working in Corseul.
• They are still making discoveries.
• They are still asking questions about the
Romans