Forum antique de Bavay

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The Bavay Ancient Forum is a museum of archaeological site located in Bavay in the Nord department, France. Bagacum Nerviorum, the capital of the city of the Nerviens, is gradually discovered during archaeological excavations in the 19th and 20th centuries. The heart of this civitas is its monumental forum, built in two main phases between the 1st and the end of the 2nd century AD, before being transformed into a defensive reduction during late antiquity.

The ancient Forum of Bavay allows to visit the remains of the forum and the fortress, as well as a museum tracing the history of the site and more widely of the ancient Bagacum. Even today, the Bavay Forum is one of the most important in the entire Roman world, covering more than 2.5 ha. The museum is located on the Bavay-Velzeke Roman Way tourist road.