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Jean-Louis Lascoux, Pyramid in Vienne, France

This pyramid situated on top of an arch is the only remaining evidence for the circus that once existed in this French city. The pyramid adorned the…

Tags: Arch, Athletics, Circus, City, Competition, Entertainment, France, Hippodrome, Late Antiquity, Monument, Pyramid, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Ruins, Spectacle, Sports, Urbanism, Vienne

Hazel Dodge, Orange Theatre Plan with Labels, Bristol Classics Press, 2011

One of the best-preserved theaters from Late Antiquity, the Orange theatre in southern France provides an excellent example of ancient theater design.…

Tags: Architecture, City, Culture, Drama, Entertainment, France, Late Antiquity, Orange Theatre, Performance, Performance Space, Plan, Roman Culture, roman empire, Theater, Theatre, Theatre Plan, Urbanism

Gromelle Grand Angle, Orange Theatre, 26 November 2007

The Orange Theatre in southern France was built in the last part of the first century CE. The structure still maintains its original scaenae frons,…

Tags: City, Culture, Drama, Entertainment, France, Late Antiquity, Orange, Orange Theatre, Performance, Performance Space, Roman Culture, roman empire, Theater, Theatre, Urbanism

Amphitheatre in Arles, France

This amphitheatre in Arles, France was built in 90CE and could hold up to 20,000 spectators. Today, this space is still used for bull fights and…

Tags: amphitheatre, Animal, Arena, Arles, Athletics, Bull, Bull Fight, City, Competition, Culture, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, France, Late Antiquity, Modern, Modern Use, Present Day, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Urbanism

Marco Prins, Pont du Gard Aqueduct, 2015

Sideline photograph of the Pont du Gard, one of the oldest remaining aqueducts from the Roman period.

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, aqueduct, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, France, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monument, Politics, Pont du Gard, roman empire, Urbanism, water, Water management