Paris and its Environs:
Ancient Paris: Notre Dame and its archaeological crypt; the Roman baths and Roman theatre; visit to the Louvre's classical collection of sculptures, mosaics, and sarcophagi; walking tour of many of Paris' archaeological monuments and neo-classical facades; Musée des Antiquités Nationales
Autun: Porte d'Arroux, Musée Rolin, Cathedral of St. Lazare
Alésia: Visit to the battlefield and the museum
Lyon: Musée de la Civilisation Gallo-Romaine, the Roman theatres, Amphitheatre des Trois Gaules, and Renaissance Quarter
Vienne: Visit the odeon, theatre, aqueducts and walls; the Temple of Augustus and Livia; the temple and precinct of Cybele; the Musée des Beaux-Arts, and the Musée Archéologique
Provence:
Arles: Walking tour includes the Baths of Constantine, Les Alyscamps, the cryptoporticos, the doorway of the church of St.-Trophime, the Roman arena, and the theatre
Orange: Visit the triumphal arch, Roman theatre, and the museum
Glanum: Site visit to the open air museum, the triumphal arch, and the Tomb of the Julii
Vaison-la-Romaine: Site visit of excavation of France's "Pompeii"
Nimes: Roman amphitheatre, the Maison Carrée, the Temple of Diana, the Castellum Divisorium, the Pont-du-Gard, and the Musée Archéologique
Nice: Roman remains and museum
Other Areas of Interest: Avignon; Aix-en-Provence; Carcassonne & the
surrounding Cathar region
Themes for Consideration:
- Rome's celebrated Gallo-Roman "provincia": France's modern day Provence
- Caesar's conquest of Gaul
- Romanization and Native Cultures
- Roman influences on the Town and Country Living in Ancient France
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