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Glanum

Glanum (Hellenistic Γλανόν, as well as Glano, Calum, Clano, Clanum, Glanu, Glano) was an ancient and wealthy city which still enjoys a magnificent setting below a gorge on the flanks of the Alpilles mountains. It is located about one kilometre south of the town of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.

Key facts

Ancient site.name: Glanum
Ancient site.alternate_name: Γλανόν
Ancient site.image: Site de Glanum Nord 2006-07-16.jpg
Ancient site.image_size: 280px
Ancient site.caption: Excavations of ancient Glanum, at the foot of Mont Gaussier. The church spire of modern Saint-Rémy-de-Provence can be seen in the middle distance to the left.
Ancient site.map_type: France
Ancient site.location: Near Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France
Ancient site.type: Settlement
Ancient site.builder: Salyens
Ancient site.built: 6th century BC
Ancient site.abandoned: 260 AD
Ancient site.epochs: Celto-Ligurian, Roman
Ancient site.excavations: 1921, 1982
Ancient site.archaeologists: Jules Foremigé, Pierre LeBrun, Henri Roland
Ancient site.condition: In ruins
Ancient site.website: https://www.site-glanum.fr/en/

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Contents

History
The Celto-Ligurian oppidum
The Roman town
Destruction, rediscovery and excavation
Monuments of Glanum
Mausoleum of the Julii
The triumphal arch of Glanum
Glanum's monumental center
The First Roman Forum
The Second Roman Forum
The residential quarter and the public baths
The Valley of the Sacred Spring
Glanum in popular culture
Gallery
Notes
References
External links

Originally a Celto-Ligurian oppidum, it expanded under Greek influence before becoming a Roman city. As it was never built over by settlements after the Roman period but was partly buried by deposits washed from the hills above, much of it was preserved. Many of the impressive buildings have been excavated and can be visited today.