Thermes of Saint-Saloine Amphitheatres / Gallo-Roman Sites in Saintes

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The thermes of Saint-Saloine are the remains of one of the many thermal baths owned by Saintes (Mediolanum) in the Roman period. These relatively small baths date from the third quarter of the 1st century AD. Located in a relatively outlying area, such as the amphitheatre, they were gradually abandoned and transformed into a necropolis from the 3rd century onwards.

An early Christian sanctuary dedicated to Saint-Saloine was then installed inside the thermal baths but it fell into ruins in the 16th century.
Today we can still identify the retaining walls of the caldarium (hot bathroom), however neither the heating system nor the feeding system has been preserved. This site bears witness not only to the way of life in Saintes in ancient times but also to the topographical evolution of the city.