GALLIA ROMANA

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Of Gallo-Roman antiquities (15th-17th centuries)

Notice

Ville Angoustrine-Villeneuve-les-Escaldes (Pyrénées-Orientales, 66)
Subject(s) Thermae
 
Author(s) Marca, Pierre de
  Historian (1594-1662)
Resource type Printed book
Date 1688
Inscription
References Marca 1688, p. 000
Bibliography

Bonnard 1908, pp. 354-357 ; Lemerle 2005 ; Kotarba/Catellvi/Mazière 2007, p. 619

Remarks

The hot springs at Escaldes (Aigues Caldes), a hamlet located near the Spanish border in the district of Villeneuve, were originally Roman baths. The remains of the Roman edifice were first mentioned by the monk Trigall. Extensive vestiges were still in place in the 17th century

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