SÈTE
Hérault, France.
The promontory of
Sète, mentioned by the geographers of antiquity, bears
no trace of ancient habitation. However, Roman buildings have been found on the peninsula of Barrou, along
the Étang de Thau; the waters near the shore contain
pre-Roman and Roman substructures and artifacts. Baths
were discovered in the 18th c. near some hot springs and
more recently exploration has uncovered factories which
processed fish and shellfish. These installations were
in use during the 1st c. and, to judge from the many
ceramics and coins, appear to have been greatly developed under the Late Empire. The artifacts are at the Musée Paul-Valéry at Sète.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Carte archéologique de la Gaule romaine, fasc. X, Hérault (1946) 15, nos. 38-39; “Informations,”
Gallia 20 (1962) 627; 22 (1964) 497; 24 (1966)
472; 27 (1969) 400; 29 (1971) 387.
G. BARRUOL
