Ancient World

Gallo-Roman temple of Izernore

The Gallo-Roman temple of Izernore is a set of religious remains dating from the Gallo-Roman period, located in the commune of Izernore in the French department of Ain in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It consists of two monumental buildings which were constructed in succession on the same site between the middle of the first century and end of the second century CE. Later studies and excavations have unearthed partial remains of the temple, and hence the full reconstruction of the appearance of the two monuments is unknown. The monuments were part of a larger religious complex attached to the town of Isarnodurum, whose contours are not known but is identified with the current commune of Izernore. This agglomeration and the religious complex, appears to have been abandoned at the end of antiquity. The standing remains consist of three corner columns and blocks scattered around the site. The religious complex is also notable for its rich painted decorations, of which several fragments have been preserved, but the deities to which they were dedicated remain unknown. The temple is classified as a historical monument and is the only ancient vestige in the department of Ain.

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• ▸History of Palestine
• ▸Alvarezsauridae
• ▸Glass in sub-Saharan Africa

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