GALLIA ROMANA
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| Ville | Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône, 13) |
| Subject(s) | Amphitheatre |
| Author(s) | Des Rues, François |
| Writer and treasurer at Soissons (c. 1575-1633) | |
| Resource type | Printed book |
| Date | 1608 |
| Inscription | |
| References | Des Rues 1611, p. 314 |
| Bibliography | DLF XVIIe siècle, pp. 389-390 ; Constans 1921, pp. 298-324 ; Gros 1991, pp. 49-50 ; Gros 1996, pp. 335-337 ; Lemerle 2005, p. 89 ; Rothé/Heijmans 2008, pp. 274-283 |
| Remarks | Such a vague allusion to one of Arles' most remarkable edifices strongly suggests that the author hadn't seen the amphitheatre |
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Transcription
« Il y a des arenes & amphiteatres en ceste ville, qui sont les marques de son antiquité. » |
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