Roman Provence: A History and Guide (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Andrews UK Limited, Oxford, 2011
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Paperback. The Roman occupation of Provence lasted six centuries,beginning more than one hundred years before the birth ofChrist, and surviving until well after most of Europe hadbecome Christian. Today the region remains richer inRoman monuments than anywhere in the world. They areeverywhere you look, from vast amphitheatres andtriumphal arches to paved road and aqueducts whichbestride the countryside. Two thousand years later, theRoman genius for engineering still astonishes. Provenceowes its name to Julius Caesar who described the regionas the 'Province of Rome'. It was then a much largerarea, stretching westwards to include Languedoc andRoussillon as far as the Pyrenees, eastward to theRiviera and the Maritimes Alps, and northwards up theRhone Valley as far as Lyon. This book covers much ofthat larger area while concentrating on the area ofpresent-day Provence and neighbouring Languedoc, theheartlands of the former Roman colony. Part history, part gazetteer, Roman Provence provides a vivid and accessible insight into a significant period of European history and its living legacy. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Roman Provence: A History and Guide (Paperback)
- Author
- Edwin Mullins
- Publisher
- Andrews UK Limited, Oxford
- Publication year
- 2011
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1904955916
- ISBN 13
- 9781904955917
Provence owes its name to Julius Caesar who described the region as ‘the Province of Rome’. It was then a much larger area, stretching westwards to include Languedoc and Roussillon as far as the Pyrenees, eastward to the Riviera and the Maritimes Alps, and northwards up the Rhône Valley as far as Lyon. This book covers much of that larger area while concentrating on the area of present-day Provence and neighbouring Languedoc, the heartlands of the former Roman colony.
Edwin Mullins seeks out hidden traces of that ancient world along with the many spectacular monuments that today adorn the cities of Nîmes, Arles, Vienne and Orange. He tells the story of how the Romans came to invade Provence, how they stayed to colonize it and how they transformed Provençal cities into imitations of Rome. His narrative also tells how the Emperor Constantine brought about the conversion of the Roman Empire to Christianity from his favourite city of Arles—and how the Romans were eventually driven out by the Visigoths.
The Roman occupation of Provence lasted six centuries, beginning more than one hundred years before the birth of Christ, and surviving until well after most of Europe had become Christian. Its impact was so massive that today the region remains richer in Roman monuments than anywhere in the world. They are everywhere you look, from vast amphitheatres and triumphal arches to paved road and aqueducts which bestride the Provençal countryside. Two thousand years later, the Roman genius for engineering still astonishes.
Roman Provence is also a guide to the principal sites in the region as well as those rarely visited, with separate chapters on various Roman achievements: triumphal arches, aqueducts, farming, city life, bridges and road-building, temples and shrines, theatres and amphitheatres. A further section considers the aftermath of Roman rule, the restoration of ancient ruins and the debt we owe to those remarkable engineers who inspired the first great achievement in medieval church architecture known, appropriately, as ‘Romanesque’.
Part history, part gazetteer, Roman Provence provides a vivid and accessible insight into a significant period of European history and its living legacy.
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