Ancient BuildingNîmes

Roman City Nemausus-Tour Magne

The remains of the roman town can be visited

The Roman city of Nemausus, now Nîmes, was a Gallo-Roman culture in the Occitanie region of France. The Tour Magne was part of the Roman city fortifications.

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Nemausus dates back to Celtic times, when it was a sanctuary of the Volcae Arecomici. In the 1st century BC, the city was incorporated into the province of Gallia Narbonensis by the Romans. The Tour Magne, originally a Gallic tower from the 3rd century BC with a height of 18 meters, was integrated into the seven-kilometer-long city wall by the Romans and raised to 36 meters. The city was located on the Via Domitia, had a mint, and counted around 25,000 inhabitants. Structures such as the Amphitheater, the Castellum, the Maison Carrée, and the Porta Augusta are preserved.

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Source: Wikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tour_Magne_-_N%C3%AEmes.JPG?uselang=de

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