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Basin of Sucellus, Saint-Romain-en-Gal, France(Courtesy Musées gallo-romains, Saint-Romain-en-Gal, © Paul Veysseyere)
The Gallo-Roman site at present-day Saint-Romain-en-Gal in Rhône, France, was discovered in 1967 when the construction of a high school revealed remains of Vienne, a city known in antiquity as Vienna. It was the capital of the Allobroges, a Gallic tribe, and became a Roman colony in 47 B.C. under the rule of Julius Caesar. Ultimately, Vienna was one of the most important an
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