Search Results: Arausio

A block from a Roman mausoleum depicting griffins. 1st century BCE, Arausio (Orange), France. (Archaeological Museum, Orange)

The Cimbri were a tribe who lived in northern Jutland during the Roman era. Their ethnicity is enigmatic; scholars generally believe that the Cimbri were Germans, though others maintain that they were Celts. The late 2nd-century BCE migration...

The Roman theatre of ancient Arausio (modern day Orange in southern France) is one of the best-preserved examples from antiquity. Built in the 1st century CE, it once had capacity for 9,000 spectators and is dominated by its massive stage...

A stone mask in the form of a cylops, from Roman Arausio (Orange), France, 1st century CE. Archaeological Museum, Orange.

The 1st century CE Roman theatre of Arausio (Orange, France) which once had a capacity of around 9,000 seats.

A section of Roman opus sectile flooring. Marble, 2nd century CE, from Arausio (Orange), France. (Archaeological Museum, Orange)

The Triumphal Arch of Orange (Roman Arausio) was built during the reign of Augustus (27 BCE - 14 CE) on the Via Agrippa to Lyon (Roman Lugdunum).

The exterior of the stage wall of the Roman theatre at Arausio (Orange, France). Built in the 1st century CE the wall measures 103 metres in length and 37 metres in height.

A detail of the facade of the stage wall of the the 1st century CE Roman theatre at Arausio (Orange, France).

The colossal statue of Augustus (restored) set in the facade of the stage wall of the theatre of Arausio (Orange, France). 1st century CE. The statue is 3.5 metres tall.