Glanum, Roman City in Provence
Glanum: An Ancient Roman City
in Provence,
The South of France
Twelve miles south of Avignon
and a mile out of Saint Remy,
the Roman city of Glanum
started as a Celtic Ligurian
settlement then became a
Greek city, and finally, after a
complete make over in the first
century BC, a Roman city and
colony.
The Romans built aqueducts
and grain mills in the area and
shipped grain down the Rhone
and into the Mediterranean.
The city fell to Germanic
invaders in 260 AD and lay in
ruins until excavations began in
1921. It is considered among
the most important Roman
archaeological site in France.
The first century BC, Roman city and colony of Glanum fell to Germanic invaders in
260 AD and lay in ruins until excavations began in 1921.
Glanum is a Roman City in Provence located Twelve
miles south of Avignon, a mile out of Saint Remy.
The Roman city of Glanum started as a Celtic Ligurian
settlement then became a Greek city, and finally, in the
first century BC, a Roman city and colony.
Glanum is a Roman City in Provence is now a sprawling ruin a
mile from St Remy. A museum at the site shows the old city as
it was in the first century AD.
The Romans built extensively in Provence and farmed grain
and olives which they shipped down the Rhone
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