DIVONA
later CADURCI (Cahors) Lot, France.
First called Divona, then Cadurci, Cahors was
the capital of the civitas of the Cadurci throughout the
Roman period and a center of pilgrimage. It owed its
existence to the holy spring of Divona (undoubtedly the
Fontaine des Chartreux) and to the ford (later a bridge)
which allowed the crossing of the Lot. Some remains of
the Roman bridge and theater still existed in the last
century, but nothing of them can be seen today. However, recent housing construction in the districts W of
Cahors has uncovered an “Arch of Diana” (in reality a part of the public baths), mosaics whose number and
diversity may indicate the existence of a local workshop.
Dwellings and their associated assemblages have been
identified, and information about the aqueduct which
brought the waters of the Vers from 30 km away has
been gained.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
A. Viré, “Le Quercy à l'époque romaine . . . ,”
Rev. arch. 2 (1940); Jean Thiéry, “Compte
rendu des découvertes faites dans les fouilles de la rue
Wilson, à Cahors,”
Bull. de la Soc. Et. du Lot 71 (1950) 130-32; id., “Contribution à l'étude de l'aqueduc romain
de Murcens à Cahors,” ibid. 77 (1956) 14-25; M. Labrousse, “Amiantus, briquetier de Cahors,” ibid. 74 (1953) 117-19; id., “A Cahors et en Quercy au temps
des Romains,” ibid. 75 (1954) 81-93; id., “Une statue du Cadurque M. Lucterius Leo au sanctuaire fédéral des Gaules,” ibid. 76 (1955) 114-18; id., “Mosaique gallo-romaine trouvée à Cahors rue Joachim Murat,” ibid. 91
(1970) 41-55.
See also M. Labrousse in
Gallia 9 (1951) 139; 12
(1954) 227-30 & figs. 16-19; 13 (1955) 220-23 & figs.
23-26; 15 (1957) 276 & fig. 22; 17 (1959) 435; 20
(1962) 588-89 & figs. 48-49; 21 (1963) 191-225 & figs.
1-30; 22 (1964) 457-58 & figs. 36-38; 26 (1968) 546; 28
(1970) 424-26 & figs. 33-34; 30 (1972) 497-99
I.
M. LABROUSSE
