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Most travelled with a painted cross covered with religious symbols as protection against the hazards of the journey, and usually had small statues of Saint Nicholas or Saint Catherine, the patron saints of bargees and mariners, respectively. Until the 19th century, passengers travelled in coches dвЂ™eau (water coaches) drawn by men or horses, or under sail. Navigation was difficult as the river suffered from fierce currents, shallows, floods in spring and early summer when the ice was melting, and droughts in late summer. In particular, it aided the spread of a specific confectionery now most associated with the city of MontГ©limar вЂ“ nougat. It also helped spread Greek and later Roman influence from the Mediterranean to western, central and northern Europe. The resulting delta constitutes the Camargue region.Д«efore railroads and highways were developed, the River RhГґne was the main inland trade route, connecting the cities of Arles, Avignon, Valence, Vienne and Lyon to the Mediterranean ports of Fos-sur-Mer, Marseile and SГЁte. At Arles, near its mouth on the Mediterranean Sea, the river divides into two branches, known as the Grand RhГґne and the Petit RhГґne. It rises in the Swiss Alps, passes through Lake Geneva and then runs through south eastern France. The River RhГґne is one of the major rivers of Europe. Our late evening promenade around this village included a walk up a steep hill to the old early medieval chateau.Part 1: The Southern RhГґne River вЂ“ An Overview Three artists were drawing this Renaissance fountain. After many recitations of 'Desole, desole' I managed to find out it was 'd'accord' to drop off the luggage then, hike it out of there before the police could book me. We drove our 'big' C5 Citroen into a quant small village square with its medieval fountain much to the astonishment of the locals. Our B & B is located in the medieval village perched high on the left bank of the town- the old oppidum of the Vocontii tribe.

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Vaison La Romaine is what you imagine a town in Provence would be: white stone walls (some taken from Roman ruins), terracotta scalloped tiles, wooden shutters either side of elongated French windows and of course, a Roman 'pont' or bridge over a pristine river-the OuvГЁze.

#ARCH OF TIBERIUS AT ARAUSIO PLUS#

One side of the Arch depicts three Celtic trophies won in battle plus the enslaved Gauls below Highly decorative symbol of Augustan power and propaganda Guess what? It's another Augustan monument although it was later dedicated to Tiberius.

The Arch was built on the Via Agrippa (road) linking Arles (Arelate) and Lyon (Lugdunum) around 20 B.C. The sculptures are significant because they blatantly show the conquest of the noble 'barbarian' Gauls by the II Legion of the Roman army. I was surprised by the relatively good condition of its bas-relief sculptures and also by the traffic jam that surrounded its roundabout. Note the huge retaining wall on the right that was part of the sanctuaryДЄnother famous site of Orange is the Triumphal Arch. Sections of the sanctuary next door to the theatre The Orange theatre was part of a monumental building complex that included a sanctuary to an unknown deity located next door. Finally, the last tier was for women and foreigners. Many thanks to Mathieu Defline, the Director of Culture Espaces of Orange Theatre-antique, for organised our entry into the theatre.ДЄ three-tiered 'cavea' or seating based on status: nobles and prominent men at the front next, the men from the trade guilds or 'corporations' and other citizens higher up. Later in Roman theatre even women scandalously performed onstage. Intoxicated members of the audience were not uncommon. Roman theatre productions started out with Greek tragedies and comedies but 'progressed' to farces and mimes many becoming quite uncouth and bawdy. The theatre is still used for theatrical productions in the principate of guess who? Augustus!!! Aspendos in Turkey is the second the third is in Syria. It is only one of three Roman theatres in the world that still has its stage or 'proscaenium' with a huge back wall or 'scaenae frons'. Augustus made it a colony, Colonia Julia Firma Secundanorum Arausio on settling the II Legion Gallica (more on this later). Orange was originally territory of the Celtic Cavares tribe. For 15 odd Euros we could reach our first stop of Orange in one and a half hours. A long drive from Vienne to Vaison La Romaine was helped by taking the motorway with a top speed of 130 kph.

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