There were very few tourists which made the visit more pleasurable. It is considered the best preserved Roman theatre in Europe and the tiered seats of its gallery, the stage, and the impressive original stage wall are basically in tact (minus a bit of ornamentation). When we visited, a bulldozer was removing the last of the sand after a beach volleyball tournament there the previous day. The Roman Theatre of Orange ( may not have the reputation of some of the grander amphitheatres in neighboring cities, but it is a fine example of Roman construction and the monument is a designated UNESCO World Heritage site. The town itself is quite lovely and you can stumble upon its original Roman center without too much effort or a map. Orange was a Roman military colony called Arausio, founded in 40 BC and developed into a larger city, complete with sizeable public buildings by the 1st century AD. We started our Roman adventure in the city of Orange. The Romans' first settlement and provincial capital in Gaul was the city of Narbonne in the late 2nd century BC and although there are still remnants of their military stronghold of Narbo in existence in the form of parts of the Via Domitia in the main square and the well-preserved underground merchants' warehouses of L'Horreum, there are several more grandiose and impressive Roman remains located elsewhere. What remains today are some outstanding examples of Roman engineering, town planning, architecture and grandeur in a variety of sites dotted around the countryside. In the 1st century BC to 3rd century AD there were literally hundreds of Roman cities, towns, colonies, and settlements in what are now the regions of Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon. Remove the camp hex before playing a Command card.The Ancient Romans were prolific builders and imperialists and France (ancient Gaul), especially the south, was one of their favorite stomping grounds. A Germanic Tribe unit that occupies an enemy camp hex at the start of the Germanic player’s turn may remove the camp hex and gain a Victory Banner that cannot be lost. The battle lines are drawn and you are in command. It gave Gaius Marius the opportunity to come to the fore and radically reform the organization and recruitment of Rome’s legions. The terrible defeat had one beneficial result for Rome. In terms of human lives lost, Arausio was among the most lethal battles in world history, and Rome’s worst defeat since Cannae. With a boost in confidence from this easy victory, the barbarians proceeded to advance, pin Maximus’ army against the river, and destroy it also. Caepio’s army was annihilated in this piecemeal assault. Caepio, motivated by hatred and envy of Maximus, foolishly launched a hasty attack on the barbarians. The sight of two Roman armies made Boiorix cautious, and he entered into negotiations with Maximus. Caepio made his camp closer to the enemy (seeking to rob Maximus of the victory) and his dispositions are shown on the battlefield (Maximus and his army have made camp off map). However, the armies did not camp together. The Roman forces were camped by the Rhone River, near Arausio (modern Orange). However, bitter differences between the Consul Gnaeus Mallius Maximus and the Proconsul Quintus Servillius Caepio prevented the two Roman armies from cooperating, with devastating results. Two Roman armies were sent to stop this migration with nearly 80,000 legionnaires. At the same time, a major migration by the Cimbri, Teutons, and Ambrones, under the Kings Boiorix and Teutobod, was moving south, reportedly with over 200,000 men (more likely the fighters numbered about 50,000). Following the Punic Wars, Rome set out to consolidate the territories it had captured beyond the Alps.
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