Orange, In the Rhône Valley in ProvenceFounded in 40 BC by the veterans of the Second Gallic Legion of Caesar,Orange is a Roman colony named Arausio. It is experiencing a great boom under the reign of the Emperor Augustus during which the theatre is erected. The city is built during centuries of monuments typical of Roman urban civilization: The ancient theatre, the Arc-de-Triomphe, the temples, the hemicycle, the wall of enclosure, the aqueduct,... Vaison-La-Romane between the Rhone Valley and the Mont VentouxAt the arrival of the Romans, Vaison is the capital of the Voconces, a people of Celtic origin ally of the Romans. Romanization of the region is all the easier as the city of "Vasio" enjoys the status of a federated city that gives it many advantages and a privileged relationship with Rome, which makes it one of the richest cities of the Narbonese Gaul.
Graphic novel
Album 31
Volume 31 — Orange - Roman Vaison-la-Romane
Alix's Travels
Details
- ISBN
- 9782203034099
- Publisher
- Casterman
- Publication date
- 21 avril 2010
- Pages
- 56
- Format
- Relié
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