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RIEUX (Town) MORBIHAN
Duretia (Rieux) Morbihan, France.
The ancient city, situated near Redon at an important ford, was spread out on both banks of the Vilaine. The ford was elevated, on a masonry foundation that allowed one to cross on foot at low tide. Originally, there was also a wooden bridge, no trace of which remains. Nothing is left today of the ancient city except for debris strewn over the fields.
Excavations on the right bank in the last century uncovered a quadrangular
fanum with a gallery around it and a central cella containing a basin. The facade
faced E and was framed by antae. Against the SE wall, on the outside, was added
a small construction open to the E. About the same time traces of a large villa
were found on the left bank. It had a sizable bath building with six rooms, one
of them over 100 sq m in area.
M. Petit, ed.
This text is from: The Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites,
Princeton University Press 1976. Cited Feb 2006 from
Perseus Project URL below, which contains bibliography & interesting hyperlinks.
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