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Triumphal Arch, Mediolanum Santonum
The Roman triumphal arch of Mediolanum Santonum (Saintes, Charente-Maritime), France. Known as the 'Arch of Germanicus', the arch was erected in the second decade of the 1st century CE and relocated to its present position in 1843 CE.
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Enslaved Gaul, Arch of Glanum
A detail of the triumphal arch at Glanum, southern France, showing an enslaved Gaul. The monument was built in the early 1st century CE, perhaps to commemorate the city's new status as a Roman colony. The top third is now missing.
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Reconstruction of the Rampart of the Circumvallation, Alesia
Reconstruction of the rampart of the circumvallation at Alesia (France). The rampart consisted of a terrace (agger) surmounted by a parapet and towers. The terrace was built up with packed earth extracted from trenches. It was protected...
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Gallic Warriors
An artist's impression of how Gallic warriors may have looked in battle.
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Roman Amphitheatre, Mediolanum Santonum
The Roman amphitheatre of Mediolanum Santonum (Saintes, Charente-Maritime), France. The arena could hold 15,000 spectators and was built 40-50 CE.
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Roman Bridge, Pont Flavien
The Roman bridge at Saint-Chamas (France), so called-Pont Flavien, was built in the late 1st century CE across the River Touloubre. The name “Flavien” refers to a local Roman-Gaul aristocrat called Lucius Donnius Flavius, and an inscription...
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Roman Soldier Guards a Captured Gaul
This is a terracotta relief. Captured weapons and a cloak hang on a tree as a trophy (symbol of victory). The stamped inscription M(arcus) Anton(ius) Epaphra(s) refers to the workshop producing the plaque. Made in Rome, circa 1-20 CE. From...
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Ruins of Cemenelum
Cemenelum was an important Roman town that was chosen by the Emperor Augustus as the capital of the Roman province of Alpes Maritimae, on the Ligurian coast, in 14 BCE. It is today surrounded by the Cimiez neighborhood of Nice, France. The...
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Gallic Victory
An artist's impression of Gallic warriors celebrating victory.
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Fighting Gaul
A marble statue of a fighting Gaul. Found in Delos. 100 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)