{"id":11578,"date":"2024-08-07T12:26:51","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T19:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/?p=11578"},"modified":"2024-08-14T10:52:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T17:52:24","slug":"augustodunum-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/07\/augustodunum-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Augustodunum, Gallia Lugdunensis &#8211; Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11585\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11585\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_160742041_HDR-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_160742041_HDR-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Les Maisons des Caves Joyaux.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_160742041_HDR-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_160742041_HDR-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_160742041_HDR-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_160742041_HDR-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_160742041_HDR-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_160742041_HDR-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Les Maisons des Caves Joyaux.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/24\/augustodunum-part-i\/\">Continued From Augustodunum, Gallia Lugdunensis Part I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>From the Porte Saint-Andr\u00e9, it\u2019s about a 10 minute, 700 meter walk to the next site located to the south; Les Maisons des Caves Joyaux. This building is located down the access road to the Roman theater off of Av. du 2 \u00e8me Dragon. Though there is no direct access to the building, it is visible from the public roads and paths. The 19<sup>th<\/sup> century building, which was apparently constructed as a guard house during the excavations of the adjacent theater, and later served as the first lapidarium for finds of Augustodunum. Built into the exterior fa\u00e7ade of the building are a number of funerary stele from necropoli around the city, including the so-called Temple of Pluto, a mausoleum that was once standing outside the Porte d\u2019Arroux, but has since been demolished.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1MtDCifHmwpnirNB2luGLGiDKzJZWKyE&amp;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nJust to the south of Les Maisons des Caves Joyaux is the Roman theater of Augustodunum. The theater seems to have been constructed in the 1<sup>st<\/sup> century CE, probably sometime during the Flavian Dynasty; possibly during the reign of Vespasian. An inscription found dating to 105 CE seems to indicate a restoration of the theater occurred at this time. The theater is constructed using the natural slope of the hill to support the <em>cavea, <\/em>though there are robust retaining walls at either end. The three tiered seating structure is estimated to have held at least 12,000 spectators, though some estimates claim a capacity of 33,000. In either case, it is presently the largest theater discovered in Gaul, and among the largest found in the entirety of the empire with a <em>cavea<\/em> diameter of 148 meters. It seems to have been modified at some point with the construction of a podium around the orchestra, likely a change to accommodate gladiatorial spectacles, even though the site for a proper amphitheater has apparently been identified to the west.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11584\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11584\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_160524724_HDR-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_160524724_HDR-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Theater. Augustodunum.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_160524724_HDR-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_160524724_HDR-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_160524724_HDR-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_160524724_HDR-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_160524724_HDR-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_160524724_HDR-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Theater.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mostly what is visible here are the supports for the <em>cavea<\/em>. The seating in the lower area is reconstructed, as are all the stairways. Some original seating remains along the northern side of the theater, but it has been covered. The remains of the <em>scenae<\/em> are also extant, but covered over with earth, so the stage area is just a grassy berm with a few bits of masonry poking out along the base. The foundations of an arcaded gallery were also apparently uncovered along the top of the <em>cavea<\/em>, but that too has been covered over for preservation. The theater is an open park area, so there is no admission and it is supposedly open without restriction. There are fences around it, though, so presumably it can be closed off. Performances are sometimes held here, so I imagine part of that is a mechanism for closing off the area when those are setting up.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11587\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11587\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_090011808_HDR-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_090011808_HDR-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Walls at the north end of the Cimeti\u00e8re d'Autun.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_090011808_HDR-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_090011808_HDR-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_090011808_HDR-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_090011808_HDR-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_090011808_HDR-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_090011808_HDR-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Walls at the north end of the Cimeti\u00e8re d&#8217;Autun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The main road that runs to the east of the theater is Rue de la Maladi\u00e8re; taking that road a couple hundred meters to the south, on the west side of the road is the Cimeti\u00e8re d&#8217;Autun. The original circuit of walls ran for about 6 kilometers at a height of around 11 meters, and they\u2019re visible, including in the Cimeti\u00e8re d&#8217;Autun. The cemetery is open from mid-February to mid-September from 8:30 to 19:00. The rest of the year the hours are 8:30 to 17:30. There are a few gated entrances, including at the north, south, and about midway down the east side. Along the back side (west side) of the cemetery are some remnants of the original circuit of walls that enclosed Augustodunum after the city\u2019s foundation in the late 1<sup>st<\/sup> century BCE. The walls, of course, were rebuilt and repaired a number of times since the Roman period, but some elements of the Roman wall are visible, particularly in the north part of the cemetery. The remnants of a couple of towers in the fortifications are also visible in the northern section of the cemetery.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11590\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11590\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_100338652-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_100338652-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Cardo maximus. Augustodunum.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_100338652-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_100338652-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_100338652-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_100338652-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_100338652-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_100338652-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cardo maximus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Exiting out the south side of the cemetery onto Rue Gaston Joliet, a few meters north is a cut over to the next street over to the south\/west, Rue de la Jambe de Bois. About 150 meters north on this street, at the second intersection with the appropriately named R\u00e9s du Cardo (which loops around and intersects with Rue de la Jambe de Bois twice), are the remains of the <em>cardo maximus<\/em> of Augustodunum. The section of road runs parallel to the west of Rue de la Jambe de Bois, crossing R\u00e9s du Cardo and extending a few meters south of the road as well.<\/p>\n<p>Another 135 meters or so north on Rue de la Jambe de Bois, the street reaches a multi-street roundabout intersection. At the southwest part of this intersection is a garden area between 2 and 4 Pl. Anatole de Charmasse, and visible across this garden, incorporated into the building opposite is a section of Roman wall. This is the so-called Temple of Apollo. Though it\u2019s not really perceptible from the public road, the section of wall is slightly curved, indicating it was part of a circular monument. Despite the name, there is nothing to indicate that it was a temple dedicated to Apollo, or a temple at all. The size and location would suggest it was a public building of some sort, but so far no evidence has been found as to what it would have been used for. Additional remains are visible only from inside the courtyard. A sign with information in English and French is posted in front of the fence.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11589\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_093123147_HDR-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_093123147_HDR-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Walls to the west of the Tour des Ursulines. Augustodunum.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_093123147_HDR-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_093123147_HDR-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_093123147_HDR-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_093123147_HDR-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_093123147_HDR-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_093123147_HDR-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Walls to the west of the Tour des Ursulines.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s about a 1 kilometer, 15 minute walk directly to the west (though the route is a number of twists and turns on streets, but the point is marked on the map) to the intersection of Avenue du Morvan and Boulevard des R\u00e9sistants Fusill\u00e9s. At this point, remnants of the circuit of the western fortifications of the city start. The first stretch of about 175 meters south of the intersection is almost entirely from the post-antique period. After the intersection of Boulevard des R\u00e9sistants Fusill\u00e9s and Rue du 19 Mars 1962, though, some elements of the Roman era walls of Augustodunum can be seen. At this point, some of the towers in the fortifications are visible as well. It is still primarily post-antique wall, but there are a few points where the more regular work of the Roman wall can be seen. The foundations of the first tower and a small stretch immediately south of the tower have Roman-era construction clearly visible. There are also some very clear Roman elements in the wall just past the intersection with Rue Georges Leyton.<\/p>\n<p>The course of the walls of Augustodunum run more or less continuously for about a kilometer along this side of the city as Boulevard des R\u00e9sistants Fusill\u00e9s turns into Boulevard Mac Mahon. They run a bit uphill ultimately terminating (or more accurately, changing directions) at the Tour des Ursulines. The stretch of the last few towers before the Tour des Ursulines also have some well-preserved elements of the Roman wall both in the towers and in some of the walls between them. Most of the construction of the Tour des Ursulines dates to the 12<sup>th<\/sup> century CE or later, but it was built on a previously existing Roman tower, and the Roman stonework is visible in the first few meters of the base of the tower.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11588\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_093007607_HDR-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_093007607_HDR-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Base of the Tour des Ursulines.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_093007607_HDR-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_093007607_HDR-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_093007607_HDR-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_093007607_HDR-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_093007607_HDR-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_093007607_HDR-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Base of the Tour des Ursulines.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From the Tour des Ursulines, the walls of Augustodunum would have turned toward the east. The course of the walls runs through the rear areas of private properties, but there is a small section incorporated into a house that is visible from the road. This is just adjacent to the intersection of Rue du Faubourg Saint-Blaise\/Rue Dufraigne and Rue Raquette. The course of the walls continues to run more or less parallel to Rue Raquette (which turns into Rue du Vieux Columbier after a distance), but they are not visible from the public roads. The shape of some of the towers are visible in satellite imagery, incorporated into the modern buildings, though. There is a small bit visible toward the end of Rue du Vieux Columbier, but again this is mostly later wall construction that followed the path of the Roman circuit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11592\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11592\" style=\"width: 465px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_120154801-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_120154801-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Mosaic depicting Bellerophon slaying the Chimera. Dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE. Mus\u00e9e Rolin.\" width=\"465\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_120154801-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_120154801-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_120154801-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_120154801-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_120154801-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mosaic depicting Bellerophon slaying the Chimera. Dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE. Mus\u00e9e Rolin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The final point within the city is the Mus\u00e9e Rolin, located at 3 Rue des Bancs. As of September 30, 2022, the museum is closed for a \u2018long period of work\u2019 with no timetable for reopening. Outside of the closure, however, the museum is open daily except for Tuesday, when it is closed. In the summer (April through September) the museum is open 10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00. The rest of the year the hours are 10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 17:00. Admission is 6.50 Euro, unless there is a special exhibition, which ups the entrance price to 7.50 Euro.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11591\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11591\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_103010899-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_103010899-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Mosaic depicting Metrodorus of Lampsacus and an Epicurean quote. Dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE, from the House of the Greek Authors in Autun. Mus\u00e9e Rolin.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_103010899-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_103010899-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_103010899-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_103010899-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_103010899-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220523_103010899-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mosaic depicting Metrodorus of Lampsacus and an Epicurean quote. Dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE, from the House of the Greek Authors in Autun. Mus\u00e9e Rolin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The museum is a general art museum, so it isn\u2019t just archaeological works. There\u2019s also a collection of paintings and other works here, which do include frequent portrayals of Classical material. The archaeological collection is quite nice. There are a number of mosaics, including a fantastic mosaic of Bellerophon slaying the Chimera (which is not with the rest of the archaeological collection) and mosaics depicting philosophers with quotes from their works. There\u2019s a plentiful assemblage of smaller bronze statuettes and figures. One of the more interesting objects is a stone altar with a niche for an inscribed bronze statuette of a bull. Another interesting piece is a polychrome marble <em>lararium<\/em>. It\u2019s rounded out by some funerary and votive reliefs and inscriptions, as well as other small finds and fragments of statuary.<\/p>\n<p>It took me about an hour to get through the archaeological section and another hour to finish out the rest of the museum for a total of two hours there. Most of the objects in the archaeological collection have only French descriptions (English translations are more prevalent in the rest of the collection), as do some of the more detailed informational panels. Other informational panels include English translations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11586\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11586\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_163500051_HDR-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_163500051_HDR-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Pierre de Couhard. Augustodunum.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_163500051_HDR-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_163500051_HDR-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_163500051_HDR-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_163500051_HDR-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_163500051_HDR-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_20220522_163500051_HDR-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pierre de Couhard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The last point of interest for ancient Augustodunum is a bit outside of town to the southeast in the small village of Couhard; the Pierre de Couhard, also called the Pyramide de Couhard. This 10 meter high pyramidal construction is the core of a funerary monument that would have overlooked the road running south to Cabillonum (modern Chalon-sur-Sa\u00f4ne) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/14\/lugdunum-part-i\/\">Lugdunum<\/a> (modern Lyon). The monument dates to the 1<sup>st<\/sup> century CE. The Pierre de Couhard is in a public area that seems to have open access with no restriction on hours; there are no gates or fences to restrict access.<\/p>\n<p>Though it technically took me parts of two days, the remains of Augustodunum can be pretty easily consolidated into a single day, provided the weather cooperates. Again, it\u2019s tough to do without a personal car, just because of the lack of public transit connections to larger cities in the area. The two gates and the Temple of Janus are very much worth the trip to see, and the theater is good as well just because of the scale, though the state of preservation might be a little disappointing to some.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bromwich, James. <em>The Roman Remains of Northern and Eastern France: A Guidebook<\/em>. New York: Routlege, 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Digeser, Elizabeth DePalma. \u201cCrisis and Opportunity: Urban Renewal and Christianisation in Constantine\u2019s Gaul.\u201d <em>Religion in the Roman Empire<\/em>, Vol. 5, No. 1 (2019) pp 103-124<\/p>\n<p>Grant, Michael. <em>A Guide to the Ancient World: A Dictionary of Classical Place Names<\/em>.&nbsp; New York: Barnes &amp; Noble Books, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, William. <em>Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography<\/em>. Walton &amp; Murray, 1870.<\/p>\n<p>Stillwell, Richard, William L. MacDonald, and Marian Holland. McAllister. <em>The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites<\/em>. Princeton, NJ: Princeton U Press, 1976.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continued From Augustodunum, Gallia Lugdunensis Part I From the Porte Saint-Andr\u00e9, it\u2019s about a 10 minute, 700 meter walk to the next site located to the south; Les Maisons des Caves Joyaux. This building is located down the access road to the Roman theater off of Av. du 2 \u00e8me Dragon. 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