GALLIA ROMANA
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| Ville | Béziers (Hérault, 34) |
| Subject(s) | Roman city walls / Tower |
| Perspective elevation | |
| Author(s) | Rulman, Anne de |
| Protestant lawyer attached to the tribunal of Nîmes (1583-1639) | |
| Resource type | Drawing (pen and ink) |
| Date | 1626-1628 |
| Inscription | « La Tour Romaine qui est a la Cour des officiers Royaux cestoit le Capitole » |
| References | Paris, BnF, ms. fr. 8648, f. 149 |
| Bibliography | Clavel 1970, pp. 250-252 ; Lemerle 2005, pp. 62-63 |
| Remarks | The drawing shows one of two round towers still comprised in the city walls in Rulman's time. The other, used to lock up people who did not pay up, was close to the 'Rue de Malepague'. They were both demolished in the 17th century |
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