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The Roman occupation of Provence lasted six centuries, beginning more than one hundred years before the birth of Christ, and surviving until well after most of Europe had become Christian. Today the region remains richer in Roman monuments than anywhere in the world. They are everywhere you look, from vast amphitheatres and triumphal arches to paved road and aqueducts which bestride the countryside. Two thousand years later, the Roman genius for engineering still astonishes. Provence owes its name to Julius Caesar who described the region as the 'Province of Rome'. It was then a much larger area, stretching westwards to include Languedoc and Roussillon as far as the Pyrenees, eastward to the Riviera and the Maritimes Alps, and northwards up the Rhone Valley as far as Lyon. This book covers much of that larger area while concentrating on the area of present-day Provence and neighbouring Languedoc, the heartlands of the former Roman colony.

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'The author offers a close look at the monuments left behind by the Romans--often a stone-by-stone account of the construction process as well as who was responsible for the concept and/or the building of a particular structure--all the while putting each into historical perspective. . . .From the beginning of this concise account...we are given an in-depth look at the Romans in Provence . . . [this book] becomes one of those books you can't put down. . . I found this one of the best guide books for this region. Other books about Provence may superficially describe Roman ruins, but none explains their origins in such interesting detail.'-France On Your Own ; 'Provence boasts more Roman-era architecture than anywhere else in the world; this new guide to the area's Roman heritage provides a hefty dose of ancient history along with maps, photographs, and a list of museums and visitor centres.'-France Magazine

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Edwin Mullins is a writer, journalist and film-maker. Formerly art critic of The Sunday Telegraph, he has written widely on the visual arts and on medieval history and architecture. His books include The Pilgrimage to Santiago, Avignon of the Popes, The Camargue and the award-winning In Search of Cluny: God's Lost Empire, all published by Signal.

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