It was a day’s march in the 1 st century BC.Īlthough Caesar left Gaul in 50 BC, and died in 44 BC, he made another appearance in Arles in 2008.Īrchaeologists digging in a riverbed close to the city discovered this very realistic bust of Julius Caesar very possibly created during his lifetime. It’s a 20 mile drive from Arles to Nîimes. The route still goes across the Rhone, possibly in the same location as the pontoon bridge. These days the way to Nimes is on the N113. The (historically famous) pontoon bridge was built across the Rhone to connect to the via Domitia from Nimes to Marseille. It prospered from the river trade as well as its position, a confluence of the three major Roman roads through the Province. The city’s place on the Rhone River was in a perfect location for trade between northern and southern Gaul. Arelate prospered.Īfter the war, Caesar renamed the settlement Colonia Julia Peterna Arelatensium Sextanorum and gave it to the veterans of his 6 th Legion. When Caesar emerged victorious, Massilia was punished. Arelate was rewarded. It is also the city most associated with Julius Caesar.ĭuring the civil War of Rome in 49BC, Massilia (Marseille) threw its allegiance with Pompey Magnus. To find out more about sites along the via Julia Augusta (via Aurelia) CLICK HEREĪrles might be the most famous, and possibly the most important Roman city of the Province. To find out about Ambrussum, Nîmes, Pont du Gard, Mas de Tourelles, Saint Rémy de Provence and Glanum, Les Baux de Provence and Les Trémaïés and Apt and Pont Julien, CLICK HERE for Provence along the via Domitia. Of the three main Roman roads of the Roman Province, the via Agrippa was the northern route. By 16 BC, the via Agrippa traveled north from Arelate ( Arles), Avennio ( Avignon), Arausio ( Orange), Vasio ( Vaison la Romaine),Viennensium (Vienne), Lugdunum ( Lyons), up towards Lake Geneva and onto Augusta Teverorum ( Trier, Germany). Some of them were named, others were spurs of the route with the same name. There were other smaller roads connecting into the main three. The latter became known as the via Aurelia in the 3 rd century when Aurelian (Lucius Domitius Aurelianus Augustus) became Rome’s 44th Emperor. The three great roads of the Roman Province were the via Domitia, the via Agrippa and the via Julia Augusta. Along the via Agrippa: Arles (Arelate), Barbegal Mill, Carpentras (Carpentoracte), Orange (Arausio), Vaison La Romaine (Vasio), Vienne (Viennensium)
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