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Tour De Pirelonge
The Tour de Pirelonge is a Gallo-Roman stone tower, also referred to as a Pile (monument), funerary pile, situated to the east of Saujon in the commune of Saint-Romain-de-Benet (Charente-Maritime, France). This monument, likely constructed during the Roman Empire along the ancient road connecting Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Saintes to Bordeaux, is a cenotaph in the form of a solid column, standing 24 meters high with a square base and a conical cap. The structure has been relatively well-preserved and has been designated as a Monument historique, historical monument since the List of French historic monuments protected in 1840, initial list was published in 1840. Location The tower is situated along the Roman road that connected ''Mediolanum Santonum'' (Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Saintes) to ''Burdigala'' (Bordeaux), as referenced in the Peutinger Table and the Antonine Itinerary. In modern topography, the tower is located just over a kilometer south of Saint-Romain-de-Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pile (monument)
A pile, also known as a Roman pile, Gallo-Roman pile, or funerary pile, is a specific type of funerary monument in the archaeological vocabulary of France: elevated towers, typically square or rectangular in plan, with circular forms being less common. Their primary function was to serve as funerary structures within Roman Gaul. Constructed between the 1st and 4th centuries AD, piles are found across a wide area of south-western Gaul, with a high concentration in the ''civitas'' of , around the present-day city of Auch, where they often bear a local name, such as ''tourasse'' or ''tourraque'', derived from the Occitan language, Occitan word for "tower". In the absence of in-depth site excavations, their function has long remained an enigma, but it is highly probable that they were funerary monuments dedicated to the memory of a local notable. Although they are not true mausoleums, since almost none have a burial chamber, they indicate the proximity of the burial itself, very often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
