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Archeology Museum of Antibes

Antibes

  • Antibes is a coastal resort city between Cannes and Nice in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur Region of southeastern France.
  • The old quarter is full of bars and restaurants and holds a famous open air food market.

History

  • It was named Antipolis by the Phocaean settlers during the fifth century BCE who were Greeks from Marseille (Massilia).
  • It was also known to the Romans as Antipolis and was the original Roman entry point for Trade into Gaul. It was in the Province of Alpes Maritimae.
Le Marche Provencal, Antibes

Le Marche Provencal, Antibes

Roman Sites

  • Roman Walls
  • Roman Aqueduct

Museums

  • Archaeology Museum of Antibes.
    • Located at Bastion Saint-Andre, 06600, Antibes.
    • The museum has on display a Collection of Statues, Amphorae and Finds from Shipwrecks found in the harbour.

Roman Roads

 

Museum of Archaeology, Antibes

Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux, France

Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux

  • Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux is a town on the Rhone located 37 miles (60km) north of Avignon.
  • The Tricastine Archeological Museum holds many artefacts from the Roman Period.

History

  • It was founded by the Romans in the 1st century CE as Augusta tricastinorum.
  • It was the capital of the Gallic Tricastini Tribe. Tricastini from the Latin probably meaning three castles.

Museums

  • Archeology Museum (Musée d’Archéologie Tricastine)
    • Holds many artefacts excavated from the Roman ruins.
Archeological Museum, Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux, France

Archeological Museum, Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux, France

Roman Sites

  • Medieval and Roman Walls
  • Triumphal arch
  • Amphitheatre
  • Villas
  • Sanctuaries
  • Mosaics
  • Early Christian necropolis

 

 

 

Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux

Aqueduct du Canal de Garonne, Agen

Agen

  • Agen is a cathedral city located on the River Garonne in the Nouvelle Aquitaine Region of Southwestern France.
  • It is famed for being the centre of the prune growing region of France.

History

  • During the Gallo-Roman Period it was known as Aginnum.
  • It was the capital of the Nitiobroges Gallic Tribe in the Province of Gallia Aquitania.

Museums

 

Villascopia, Roman Villa, Agen

Villascopia, Roman Villa, Agen

Nearby Roman Sites

  • Villascopia
    • Located in Rue Lamarque, 47240 Castelculier, 4.5 miles (7.5km) from Agen town centre..
    • The Ruins of a 4th century CE Gallo-Roman villa are enhanced by 3D projections. There is also a collection of artefacts found on the site.
    • The Site is now permanently closed to the Public.

 

Other Sites

  • Aqueduct du Canal de Garonne
    • The modern Canal de Garonne (connecting to the Canal du Midi) is carried across the River Garonne by an impressive aqueduct built in 1849.

Roman Roads

Museum of Fine Arts, Agen

Trabzon

  • Trabzon, also known as Trapezus and Trebizond in English, is a port city located in the Trabzon Province, part of the Black Sea Region of Turkey.
  • After 66 BCE, it became part of the Roman Client Kingdom of Pontus until 62 CE, when Nero absorbed eastern Pontus into the Province of Cappadocia.

History

  • Silk Road
    • Trabzon was the trade point for Goods from the Caucasus and Persia.
  • Zigana Pass
    • This Pass was controlled historically by Trabzon. The Road through the Pass connected with the interior of Armenia, the interior of Asia Minor and the Euphrates.
  • Classis Pontica
    • Trabzon was the location of a Fleet of the Roman Navy in c.64 CE, called the Classis Pontica.
    • It had 40 ships and 3,000 troops in 66 CE according to Josephus (BJ 2.366-7).

Roman Sites

  • Trabzon Walls
    • The Medieval Walls are built on Roman Walls which run around the old town, along the sides of two ravines.

Museums

  • Trabzon Museum
    • Located at Gazipasa, Zeytinlik Cd. No:7, 61030, Trabzon Merkez, Trabzon
    • The Ground Floor of the Museum is dedicated to Archeology and holds Finds from the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods.

Roman Roads

 

 

Trabzon

Mancetter

  • Mancetter is a village, now a suburb of Atherstone, located on the river Anker in the County of North Warwickshire in England.
  • The village of Mancetta was the site of a Roman Settlement called Manduessedum.

History

  • In c. 50 CE, Mancetter was the location for a Legionary Fortress built to house the Legio XIV Gemina, which was located where Watling Street crossed the river Anker.
  • The settlement of Manduessedum then grew up around the fortress.
  • Queen Boudicca is believed to have been defeated near Manduessedum at the Battle of Watling Street during Boudicca's Revolt.
  • The Ruins of up to 30 Roman Pottery Kilns have been found nearby.

Roman Roads

 

Mancetter

Classis Pontica

  • The Classis Pontica was the Fleet of the Roman Navy in the Black Sea. Classis means Fleet in Latin.

Description

  • The Pontic Fleet was based at Trabzon (Trapezus), with other bases at Sinope and Amastris on the Black Sea coast of turkey.
  • The Fleet had 40 ships and 3,000 troops in 66 CE, according to the Roman historian  Josephus (BJ 2.366-7).
  • The Provincial fleets were formed of Liburnae.

 

Tranzon (Trapezus)

Drusus Bridge, Bingen

Bingen

  • Bingen am Rhein is a city on the confluence of the river Nahe with the Rhine, and is where the Rhine enters the Rhine Gorge. It is in the State of Rhineland Palatinate in western Germany.
  • It was founded as the Roman Castra of Bingium to protect the crossing of the Nahe, and was located in the Province of Germania Superior.

History

  • The Navigation of the Rhine:
    • There is a rock barrier at Bingen which historically divided the Rhine into two navigable sections.
    • Until 1834, the river was unnavigable past Bingen without a pilot, and most barges transhipped their cargo by road around the reef to Lorch.
  • Classis Germanica:
    • The Roman Navy in Germany operated two separate fleets on the Rhine, one based above Bingen at Mainz, and the other below Bingen at Cologne.

Roman Sites

  • Drusus Bridge
    • This is a stone bridge which crosses the Nahe and dates from c. 1,000 CE, despite being rebuilt in 1772 and again in 1945.
    • The original Roman Bridge was built out of wood, then rebuilt in stone in c. 70 CE, which lasted until 891 CE.
    • A small Roman Chapel was built at one end of the bridge, which can be visited today.
  • Roman Villa (Ruins)
    • The Remains of a Roman Villa Rustica can be seen in nearby Weiler bei Bingen in the Binger Forest, about 2 miles (3km) west of Drusus Bridge.

Roman Roads

 

Drusus Bridge, Bingen

Montelimar Castle

Montelimar

  • Montelimar is a town in the Drome Departement of the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Region in southeastern France and is famed for its Montelimar Nougat.
  • The Romans called it Acumum and it was in the Province of Gallia Narbonensis.

Montelimar Castle

  • Standing on a hill above the town is the Chateau des Adhemar.
  • It is an 11th century Romanesque castle consisting of a fortified curtain wall (which can be walked) around a keep, house and chapel.
Montelimar Castle

Montelimar Castle

Alba-La-Romaine

  • Alba-La-Romaine is a town located 11 miles (18km) west of Montelimar.
  • It was the Gallo-Roman city of Alba Augusta Helviorum, also known as Alba Helviorum, capital of the Helvii Tribe, and was located in the Roman Province of Gallia Narbonensis.
  • Next to the town is the Archeological Site of the Roman city which holds a Roman Theatre, Forum, Basilica, Temples and Macellum (covered market) and nearby there are the ruins of three Temples, a Spa and Baths.
Alba-La-Romaine Roman MuseAI

Alba-La-Romaine Roman MuseAI

 

Montelimar

Lichfield

  • Lichfield is a cathedral city located on the river Trent in the County of Staffordshire.
  • The Roman Fort of Letocetum was located in the village of Wall, 2 miles (3km) south of Lichfield, on the junction between Watling Street and Icknield Street.

History

  • There was a Statio or Roman Posting Station, a Mansio (hotel), a Bath house and various other civic buildings.
  • Letocetum went into decline when nearby Lichfield was founded in the 7th century CE.

Roman Site and Museum

  • Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum
    • The Site is managed by the National Trust and holds the Remains of:
      • Roman Bath House
      • Roman Mansio
      • The Museum, which holds Finds excavated from Letocetum.

Roman Roads

 

Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum, Lichfield

Newbury Bridge

Newbury

  • The town of Newbury is located on the river Kennet in Berkshire, and was founded in the late 11th century CE. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 CE.
  • A Roman Post Station called Spinae was located here, mentioned in a Roman Document called the Antonine Itinerary (138-161 CE).

History

  • Newbury Bridge over the River Kennet was reconstructed in the 14th century CE.
  • The town developed on the wool and cloth trade.

Racecourse

  • Newbury Racecourse was inaugurated in 1905 and the Hennessey (Ladbroke’s since 2017) Gold Cup Steeplechase has been held here since 1960.

Antonine Itinerary

 

Newbury Bridge