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Lugdunum (also spelled Lugudunum, Latin: [ɫʊɡ(ʊ)ˈduːnʊ̃ː]; [1] [failed verification] [2] modern Lyon, France) was an important Roman city in Gaul, established on the current site of Lyon. The Roman city was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus , but continued an existing Gallic settlement with a likely population of several ...
43°42′09″N 4°43′17″E. / 43.70250°N 4.72139°E / 43.70250; 4.72139. The Barbegal aqueduct and mills was a Roman watermill complex located on the territory of the commune of Fontvieille, Bouches-du-Rhône, near the town of Arles, in southern France. The complex has been referred to as "the greatest known concentration of ...
The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge built in the first century AD to carry water over 50 km (31 mi) to the Roman colony of Nemausus ( Nîmes ). [ 3] It crosses the river Gardon near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard in southern France. The Pont du Gard is one of the best preserved Roman aqueduct bridges.
Temple of Mercury (Puy de Dôme) Roman Theatre of Arles. Roman Theatre of Orange. Thermes de Cluny. Tower of Vesunna. Categories: Roman sites in Europe. Archaeological sites in France. France in the Roman era.
Europe. The Maison carrée ( French pronunciation: [mɛzɔ̃ kaʁe]; French for "square house") is an ancient Roman temple in Nîmes, southern France; it is one of the best-preserved Roman temples to survive in the territory of the former Roman Empire. It is a mid-sized Augustan provincial temple of the Imperial cult, [ 2] a caesareum .
Ruins, incorporated into the existing buildings, walls, roads and cellars. The Tours amphitheater (also known as the Caesarodunum amphitheater) is a Roman amphitheatre located in the historic city center of Tours, France, immediately behind the well known Tours cathedral. It was built in the 1st century when the city was called Caesarodunum.
Arènes de Lutèce. / 48.84500°N 2.35278°E / 48.84500; 2.35278. The Arènes de Lutèce ( [a.ʁɛn də ly.tɛs], "Arenas of Lutetia ") are among the most important ancient Roman remains in Paris (known in antiquity as Lutetia ), together with the Thermes de Cluny. Constructed in the 1st century AD, this theatre could once seat 15,000 ...
Alyscamps. / 43.67139°N 4.63694°E / 43.67139; 4.63694. The Alyscamps is a large Roman necropolis, which is a short distance outside the walls of the old town of Arles, France. It was one of the most famous necropolises of the ancient world. The name comes from the Provençal Occitan word Aliscamps, which comes from the Latin Elisii ...