Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Arènes de Thénac

Saintes was a very important "city" in Roman times, named "Mediolanum". In Saintes are the remains of a large Roman amphitheatre and the triumphal "Arch of Germanicus". Just outside Saintes (Mediolanum), next to the Roman road to Bordeaux (Burdigala), that I walked, are the remains of the "Arènes de Thénac". Compared the the amphitheathre in Saintes this was probably a small "Off-Theater", though as well remains of "thermae" have been found nearby. As the Arènes de Thénac was used as a quarry for centuries only few of the large stones were found, when it was excavated in the 1990s.

Saintes was a very important "city" in Roman times, named "Mediolanum". In Saintes are the remains of a large Roman amphitheatre and the triumphal "Arch of Germanicus". Just outside Saintes (Mediolanum), next to the Roman road to Bordeaux (Burdigala), that I walked, are the remains of the "Arènes de Thénac". Compared the the amphitheathre in Saintes this was probably a small "Off-Theater", though as well remains of "thermae" have been found nearby.