Glanum
Glanum has been inhabited for thousands of years - the spring has been considered sacred and temples have been built over it for almost as long. The town became Roman as the Pax Romana rolled over this area and Julius Caesar confirmed possession by Rome when he conquered Gaul. The town has been built, destroyed, and rebuilt several times over the centuries. Most of the ruins seen today are from the last rebuilding, although even then some houses have been built in the ruins since the fall of Rome. The town was built in a V-shaped valley on the edge of Les Alpilles, a range of craggy and rocky limestone hills that rise sharply from the plains of Provence.
Description Board Remains of Triumphal Arch Mausoleum Overview of lower town
Overview of middle town and Curia Overview of twin temples Overview of Forum
Main Street outside Sacred Spring Overview of upper town and Sacred Spring Steps opposite Sacred Spring
Hypocaust opposite Sacred Spring Sacred Spring Sacred Spring
Inscriptions to local gods Water outlet from Sacred Spring Main paved street over watercourse
Notice board about twin temples Reconstructed fragment of twin temples Notice about Triumphal Fountain
Main street below Forum paved over watercourse Remains of Baths Notice about Baths
Notice about Main Street Main street showing both channels Atrium of house on main street showing Impluvium
House with atrium showing drain from impluvium to street Remains of painted plaster in a house