Porte d'Auguste, Nimes.

Category

Library Item

Item no

24504

Title

Porte d'Auguste, Nimes.

Description

Porte Auguste in Nimes France is one of two remaining gateways into what once was a walled city. The six kilometer ramparts that surrounded the city were built by Augustus some two thousand years ago.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1881

Size

12.0 x 17.3 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Nimes is situated near the Mediterranean Sea in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in France. The city has a very long and rich history due to its heritage from the Roman Empire. The Romans settled here when they were constructing the Via Domitia road between Spain and Rome and Nîmes is well-known for several remains of the Roman Empire including the arenes de Nîmes, a 440 by 330 ft ellipse, known as the amphitheatre which stands 69 ft high.

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