The Roman Forum and the Cryptoportiques
L'implantation du Forum romain contre le flanc Ouest de la colline d'Arles a necsit? la construction d'importantes substructions destin?es ? ?tablir solidement une vaste terrasse.La partie Nord de ces galeries sousterraines, appel?es Cryptoportiques passe sous la place du Forum actuelle, la partie Sud sous l'H?tel de Ville.Autour l'esplanade ainsi constitu?e, fut ?difi? d l'installation de la colonie romaine, fond?e en 46 av. J.C. par Jules Car, un grand portique de colonnes encadrant une place publique dall?e et l'ensemble monumental qui cumulait les fonctions administratives, judiciares, ?conomiques et religieuses de la ville romaine.Un temple, dont il reste ice deux colonnes et un morceau de fronton fut construit au IIe si?cle ap. J.C. et sa fa?ade remani?e deux si?cles plus tard. C'est l'unique vestige en ?l?vation encore existant du Forum d'Arles. Au IVe si?cle, c?t? Nord, un galerie, ? arcades abritant des boutiques s'ouvrait sur une place dont les vestiges son enfouis ? 6 m?tres environ sous l'actuelle place du Forum.(Translation by Google Translate with modifications:)
The Roman Forum and Cryptoportiques
The establishment of the Roman Forum against the western flank of the hill Arles requires the construction of major substructures to firmly establishing a large terrace.
The northern part of the underground galleries, called the Cryptoportiques, passes under the Place du Forum currently under the southern part of the Town Hall.
Around the plaza so constituted, was built upon installation of the Roman colony founded in 46 BC. by Julius Caesar, a great colonnade surrounding a paved public square and monumental complex who combined administrative, judicial, economic and religious functions of the Roman city.
A temple, which remains here two columns and a piece of pediment, was built in the second century AD and its facade rebuilt two centuries later. It is the only still existing remnant elevation of the Forum Arles. In the fourth century, on the north side, a gallery, arcades with shops opened on this site, the remains of which are buried six meters below the present site of the Forum.
| HM Number | HM15FH |
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| Date Added | Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 3:15am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 31T E 631156 N 4837331 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 43.67741667, 4.62710000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 40.645', E 4° 37.626' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 40' 38.70" N, 4° 37' 37.56" E |
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| Area Code(s) | 214, 972, 469 |
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