Roman Ruin sights in France

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   Roman Amphitheatre

   • The Dordogne, France
   • Sights › Roman ruins

   To the north of the Tour de Vésone are the ruins of the city's Roman amphitheatre, designed to hold over 30,000 baying spectators and one of the largest such structures in Gaul: today only a few creeper-covered arches remain, and its gladiatorial arena is occupied by a peaceful park, the Jardins des Arènes.

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2. Roman Ruins

   • The Dordogne, France
   • Sights › Roman ruins

   Périgueux (or Vesunna, to give it its Roman name) was among the most important cities in Roman Gaul, but the only remains of this once-thriving outpost are in La Cité, west of the city centre. The Tour de Vésone, the last remaining section of a massive Gallo-Roman temple dedicated to the Gaulish goddess Vesunna, is just south of the Église St-Étienne de la Cité, which served as Périgueux' cathedral until 1669.

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   Palais Gallien

   • Bordeaux, France
   • Sights › Roman ruins

   The only remains of Burdigala today are the crumbling ruins of the 3rd-century amphitheatre, Palais Gallien.

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   Arènes de Lutèce

   • Paris, France
   • Sights › Roman ruins

   The 2nd-century Roman amphitheatre Lutetia Arena once sat around 10,000 people for gladiatorial combats and other events. Found by accident in 1869 when rue Monge was under construction, it’s now used by locals playing football and, especially, boules and pétanque.

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