The Ruines romaines de Thénac are vestiges of the antique period erected in Thénac (Charente-Maritime), France. They were classified as monuments historiques by a decree in 1912. This classification includes the ruins, columns, baths, and fallen stones, as well as the theatre, which has a diameter of 90 m.
The theatre is situated along the Roman road which connected Mediolanum to Burdigala, situated on many joints of a Cretaceous bench.
Archaeological excavations from 1999 revealed the structure of a medium-sized theatre, featuring a cavea and vomitoria. The excavations also showed an earlier proto-historic ensemble, including a temple and funeral ditches that indicate an incineration ritual.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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