Roman monumental site from the 2nd-3rd century unearthed in France

These two galleries are surrounded by a little over twenty rooms. They range in size from large passageways to living rooms with compacted chalk floors and center fireplaces. Nine extremely ornately constructed rooms possibly correlate to an ancient bath's thermal area. Five of them, which are enormous, have underfloor heating.

These vestiges could correspond either to the domus (house) of an extremely wealthy personality or to a spa complex, perhaps public, given the monumentality. 

Similar to Egyptian blue

Researchers have discovered painted plasters that were lavishly embellished with floral designs. Several pigments, including an "Egyptian blue-like" blue, are scarce. This discovery characterizes an extremely simple set.

Two different interpretations are made conceivable by the numerous rooms, their layout, the richness of the decorations, the two sizable galleries, the hydraulic network, and the archaeological artifacts found.

The massive structure is only 100 meters (328 feet) away from the Porta de Mars, the greatest extant Roman triumphal arch from the third century A.D. The arch, one of four formidable gateways within the city walls, was called after a nearby Temple of Mars.

The neighborhood was abandoned, devastated, and heavily salvaged of architectural components at some point in the third or early fourth century. It's conceivable that this demolition is connected to Reims' late wall building, which was constructed at the start of the fourth century.