GALLIA ROMANA
Database of texts and images
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| Ville | Dax (Landes, 40) |
| Subject(s) | Roman city walls |
| Author(s) | La Serre, André de |
| Antiquarian from Dax (15..?-15..?) | |
| Resource type | Manuscript |
| Date | c. 1568 |
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| References | La Serre 4055, f. 55v°= Tamizey de Larroque 1883, p. 506 |
| Bibliography | Tamizey de Larroque 1883, pp. 504-514 ; Jullian 1901, pp. 214-219 ; Boyrie-Fénié 1994, pp. 66-69 ; Lemerle 2005, p. 107 |
| Remarks | Still in place in the mid 19th century, Dax's Roman city walls were constructed with small stone blocks interspersed with layers of brick. The foundations of the walls were built with materials recuperated from previous constructions |
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Transcription
« La seconde chose [belle et singulière dans la ville] est la ceinture de la muraille de ladite ville qui est aussi belle forte et bien flanquee quautre quon trouve. » |
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