- Known locally as ‘Les Antiques’, the Mausoleum and Triumphal Arch of Glanum were built in the 1st century BCE.
- They are located on the Via Domitia just outside the Ruins of Glanum Roman Town in Southeastern France.
Glanum
- Glanum Roman town is located next to Saint-Remy-de-Provence in the Provence-Alpes-Cotes d’Azur Region of southeastern France.
- Glanum was a Roman Spa Town (now in Ruins) and was the Capital of the Salyens Gallic Tribe
Mausoleum of the Julii
- The Mausoleum of the Julii is a tower in three parts dating to 40 BCE. The Julii were three brothers, Sextus, Lucius and Marcus Gaius.
- It is all that is left of a series of funerary monuments that would have lined the Roman road outside of Glanum.
- The base is a square with carved reliefs on each side depicting scenes from Mythology, the level above is a Tetrapylon with four arches and a carved frieze and the top level is a Tholos with Corinthian columns and a conical roof.
Triumphal Arch of Glanum (The oldest in France)
- Built in the early 1st century CE, the lower two thirds of the arch are intact and hold carved reliefs of Gallic figures.
- The Arch is on the Via Domitia.
Photo and map: Les Antiques, the Glanum Monuments