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) 497-99I.
M. LABROUSSE