🏛️ Pile gallo-romaine à Saint-Pierre-de-Buzet
Gallo-Roman funerary tower in southwestern France
📋 Fast Facts
- Type: Gallo-Roman funerary tower
- Period: High Roman Empire, 1st–2nd century AD
- Location: Saint-Pierre-de-Buzet, Lot-et-Garonne, France
- Current height: 8.10 meters (upper portion lost)
The Pile gallo-romaine is a funerary tower constructed during the High Roman Empire, likely under the Flavian dynasty in the 1st or 2nd century AD. Located in the commune of Saint-Pierre-de-Buzet in the Lot-et-Garonne department of southwestern France, it represents a category of monumental burial structures common to the region during Roman occupation. Though partially ruined, the tower remains a significant archaeological witness to Gallo-Roman funerary practice ...