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Tom Metcalfe

Roman temple found in France may have been dedicated to war god Mars

a drawing of a some temple with a reddish roof and white walls surrounded by a wall with the same coloring. In a neighboring field, people can be seen getting water at a well and tending to a flock of sheep.

Archaeologists in northwest France have unearthed what may have been a temple to the Roman war god Mars, dating to the first century B.C. 

The temple, or sanctuary, is part of a Roman complex spread over more than 17 acres (7 hectares) that was discovered last year at La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz, Brittany, and was probably visited by Roman soldiers posted to the region.

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