Glanum is particularly well known for two well-preserved Roman monuments of the 1st century , known as les Antiques.
Glanum was a fortified Roman town in present day Provence founded by Celto-Ligurian people called the Salyes. It is located on the flanks of the Alpilles, a range of mountains in the Bouches-du-Rhone departement. It is particularly known for two well-preserved Roman monuments of the 1st century , known as les Antiques, a mausoleum and a triumphal arch (the oldest in France). In 27 BC Emperor Augustus created the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis and in this province Glanum was given the title of Oppidum Latinum, which gave residents the civil and political status of citizens of Rome. A triumphal arch was built outside the town at the end of the reign of Augustus, (the first such arch to be built in Gaul), as well as an impressive mausoleum of the Julii family.
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Location: Glanum, Les Antiques, Provence, France
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